Arm backs historic US-Japan AI initiative

Arm CEO Rene Haas believes the tie-up could be a huge boost for AI technology advance in which the company has a global lead. The company is participating as a corporate sponsor.

His support follows a joint announcement from the United States Department of Commerce, the State Department and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Carnegie Mellon University is to partner with Keio University to bring together faculty, researchers and students at the forefront of AI to collaborate on new ideas and solutions. The University of Washington and the University of Tsukuba will partner to focus on AI-related research and workforce development.

Corporate supporters include Arm and SoftBank, NVIDIA, Amazon, Microsoft, and a consortium of nine Japanese companies.

Haas says: “The unprecedented progress we’ve seen in AI will transform virtually every industry and improve countless lives, but to maximise this opportunity, close cooperation will be required between the private sector, academia, and government.

“Arm is extremely proud to have the opportunity to support this historic partnership as part of our overall commitment to advancing AI innovation everywhere and for everyone.”

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