Carnegie Mellon University received a $15.5 million donation from Arm and SoftBank Group Corp. to support the school’s partnership with Keio University to accelerate global AI advancement.
As part of a U.S./Japan research partnership to accelerate AI advancement, CMU and Keio were paired up to collaborate. Several global companies, including Amazon, Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA and SBG, pledged $110 million toward that and other collaborations. Arm and SBG said they will provide CMU with $15.5 million to support its efforts in the partnership. Officials said the funding will provide SMU scientists with access to cutting-edge commercial tools and models, while supporting research into areas where AI will be impactful.
“Carnegie Mellon is thankful for the support of Arm and SoftBank Group Corp. to further the development of transformative technologies powered by artificial intelligence. AI is pushing scientific discovery in fields like robotics and biomedicine, helping researchers understand complex systems and predict outcomes with increased accuracy,” Martial Hebert, Dean, CMU’s School of Computer Science, said. “The CMU and Keio partnership will unlock research potential across the globe.”
As part of the partnership, Arm will provide CMU researchers with hardware and software IP access through the company’s Academic Access model. This will give researchers the opportunity to innovate, evaluate, design and manufacture Arm’s latest technology. For SBG, the funding will establish the SoftBank Group-Arm Fellowship to support CMU’s Ph.D. students in AI research.
“At Arm, we see the future of AI at the intersection of cutting-edge research, world-class engineering and practical application. Our partnership with the SoftBank Group and Carnegie Mellon University accelerates AI innovation while empowering the next generation,” Khaled Benkrid, Senior Director, Education and Research of Arm, said. “By uniting academia and industry, we’re not just advancing technology, we’re also investing in its future architects.”