UMD, Deloitte Launch New Artificial Intelligence Initiative

The Robert H. Smith School of Business has joined Deloitte to launch the Deloitte Initiative for AI and Learning (DIAL), an artificial intelligence (AI) research initiative to expand learning and development opportunities for faculty and students across the University of Maryland's schools and colleges. DIAL will build on previous Deloitte and Smith collaborations, such as the Smith Analytics Consortium. "The DIAL program enables Smith and Deloitte to continue their critical collaborations at the forefront of cutting-edge research and emerging technology," said Wedad Elmaghraby, Dean's Professor of Operations Management. "This includes partnering with local industry and federal partners to drive innovation for the public good, creatively pushing our students to embrace analytics challenges in new and unexplored areas of importance, and investing in our understanding of ethical, trustworthy artificial intelligence to further its potential promise." The Deloitte AI Institute for Government is funding the initiative, and serves as Deloitte's hub for innovative perspectives, collaboration and research on AI and related technologies in the public sector.