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NVIDIA Launches AI Tech Community to Foster Innovation and Collaboration in Pittsburgh
NVIDIA has launched its inaugural AI Tech Community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, aiming to foster innovation and collaboration between academia, industry, and public sector groups. The community will bring together Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, startups, and enterprises to partner on AI innovation. Two NVIDIA joint technology centers will be established in Pittsburgh to focus on robotics, autonomy, and AI, as well as computational opportunities in health sciences. The initiative includes collaborations with startups, enterprises, and organizations based in the region to gear up tomorrow's technology leaders for next-generation innovation. NVIDIA's joint technology centers will tap into the company's full-stack AI platform and accelerated computing expertise to support innovation in robotics, AI, and healthcare.
NVIDIA has announced the launch of its inaugural AI Tech Community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a strategic move aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration between academia, industry, and public sector groups. This initiative is part of NVIDIA's broader efforts to accelerate the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The new AI Tech Community in Pittsburgh will bring together Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh with startups, enterprises, and organizations based in the city to partner on AI innovation. The initiative aims to supercharge public-private partnerships across communities rich with potential for enabling technological transformation using AI.
Two NVIDIA joint technology centers will be established in Pittsburgh to tap into expertise in the region. The first center, located at Carnegie Mellon University, will focus on robotics, autonomy, and AI, equipped with higher-education faculty, students, and researchers with the latest technologies. This center will bolster innovation in the fields of AI and robotics, particularly in autonomous vehicles and natural language processing.
The second center, located at the University of Pittsburgh, will focus on computational opportunities across the health sciences, including applications of AI in clinical medicine and biomanufacturing. The university has a long history of learning-technology innovations that are interdisciplinary and conducted within research-practice partnerships. By prioritizing inclusivity and practical experience without technical barriers, Pitt is leading the way in democratizing AI education in healthcare and medicine.
NVIDIA's joint technology centers will tap into the company's full-stack AI platform and accelerated computing expertise to gear up tomorrow's technology leaders for next-generation innovation. The centers will have access to NVIDIA's latest AI software and frameworks, such as NVIDIA DGX for AI training, NVIDIA Omniverse for simulation, and NVIDIA Jetson for edge computing.
The initiative also includes collaborations with startups, enterprises, and organizations based in the region. For example, Lovelace AI is developing AI solutions using NVIDIA accelerated computing and CUDA to enhance the analysis of kinetic data, providing predictive analytics and actionable insights for national security customers.
Skild AI, a startup founded by two Carnegie Mellon professors, is developing a scalable robotics foundation model, called Skild Brain, that can easily adapt across hardware and tasks. The company is exploring NVIDIA Isaac Lab, a unified, modular framework for robot learning built on the NVIDIA Isaac Sim reference application for designing, simulating, and training AI-based robots.
NVIDIA's engagement with Pittsburgh's broader robotics ecosystem will also be expanded through its collaborations with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network and technology accelerators like AlphaLab and the Robotics Factory at Innovation Works. These partnerships aim to accelerate the commercialization of robotics, AI, and other advanced technologies in the region.
The Deep Learning Institute, which has trained over 650,000 people worldwide, will also play a crucial role in furthering AI workforce development in Pittsburgh. The institute provides training to meet diverse learning needs and upskills students and developers in AI.
"NVIDIA's collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh has tremendous potential to power Pittsburgh's already vibrant innovation ecosystem," said Theresa Mayer, vice president for research at CMU. "This unique collaboration will accelerate innovation, commercialization, and operationalization of robotics and autonomy, advancing the best impacts of AI on society."
"By focusing on computational opportunities across our 'meds and eds' areas, we plan to leverage our collaboration with NVIDIA to explore new ways to connect these breakthroughs to improved health and education outcomes for everybody," said Rob A. Rutenbar, senior vice chancellor for research at the University of Pittsburgh.
The launch of the AI Tech Community in Pittsburgh marks an exciting milestone in NVIDIA's efforts to propel the next era of computing. The initiative demonstrates the company's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration between academia, industry, and public sector groups to accelerate the development and commercialization of AI technologies.
Related Information:
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/pittsburgh-ai-tech-community/
Published: Wed Oct 16 01:52:19 2024 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
