On Friday, Senator Patty Murray visited the 蘑菇视频’s eScience Institute to speak with students about how they are harnessing AI in their research. Senator Murray recently secured $10 million in federal funding for the 蘑菇视频 to expand its secure computing and data infrastructure for AI research. This funding, part of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, will support Tillicum, the 蘑菇视频’s next-generation computing platform which launched in October.
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