Rene Haas’ Comments on The United States and Japan Announcing Two New University-Corporate AI Partnerships Worth $110 Million With Support from Arm

Following the joint news release from United States Department of Commerce, the State Department and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Arm released the following comment on Arm’s participation as a corporate sponsor:
“The unprecedented progress we’ve seen in AI will transform virtually every industry and improve countless lives, but to maximize this opportunity, close cooperation will be required between the private sector, academia, and government,” said Rene Haas, CEO of Arm. “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.”
Key highlights from the announcement include:
- Carnegie Mellon University will 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.
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