New AI facility at CCSU gives students a chance to gain hands-on experience NBC Connecticut [Video]

Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) marked the official opening of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Corridor on Monday.

“It’s something, that is a technology that is here to stay,” CCSU President Dr. Zulma Toro said. “It’s something that we need to expose our students to.”

The 5,000 square-foot facility is located inside of the Vance Academic Center and holds 110 AI-capable computers, two dog robots, a holographic synthetic human and many other tools and pieces of equipment to help assist with AI research.

“Our goal in an applied learning situation is for students to do a little bit of concepts and theory, and then learn by doing,” CCSU Chief Information Officer George Claffey said.

A CCSU representative said the investment totaled to $950,000, with $700,000 coming from the school and the remaining amount coming from in-kind donations.

Dell, Presidio and NVIDIA also partnered with the school, providing discounted rates and consulting.

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