Initiative Aims to Improve Education, Business With AI

A collaboration between Cornell University and r4 Technologies, a Connecticut-based artificial intelligence company, will develop and apply artificial intelligence solutions to structural challenges that have hindered growth and modernization, and will train a new generation of students to thrive in a data-driven world. The Cornell-r4 Applied AI initiative, launched Dec. 6, will bring together cross-disciplinary scholars and industry experts to apply AI, data science, advanced math, and leading-edge technology to help solve business and societal problems. The initiative will also focus on developing new courses that bring AI and data science to more students across the university. "Cornell University believes in the vast potential of applied AI to achieve breakthrough solutions in business and society," said Greg Morrisett, dean of Computing and Information Science (CIS) and co-chair of the new initiative. "Our partnership with r4 Technologies puts us at the leading edge of academic discovery across crucial disciplines such as statistics, machine learning, and optimization."