{"id":147431,"date":"2025-03-06T11:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147431"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:02:35","slug":"university-of-mississippi-joins-national-collaborative-to-advance-ai-in-education-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-joins-national-collaborative-to-advance-ai-in-education-research\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Joins National Collaborative to Advance AI in Education, Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Collaboration unites top universities to push boundaries of AI research<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Clara Turnage <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The University of Mississippi<\/strong> is among several select institutions worldwide invited to join NextGenAI,<\/strong> a $50 million initiative designed to advance artificial intelligence research and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI<\/strong><\/a>, the company behind ChatGPT<\/strong>, announced the consortium on March 4, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The NextGenAI partnership marks a significant step in the University of Mississippi<\/a>‘s efforts to build on our existing expertise in artificial intelligence and explore new ways to integrate AI into our core mission of education, research and service,” said John Higginbotham<\/strong>, UM vice chancellor for research and economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John C. Higginbotham. Photo by Kevin Bain\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“This collaboration strengthens our commitment to innovation and positions our campus as a leader in advancing AI-driven solutions that benefit our students, faculty and the broader community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration aims to support AI-driven research in a variety of fields while supporting members’ mission of driving progress in science, medicine, technology and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A close collaboration with universities is essential to our mission of building AI that benefits everyone,” said Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer of OpenAI. “NextGenAI will accelerate research progress and catalyze a new generation of institutions equipped to harness the transformative power of AI.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other NextGenAI members are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n