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Vice-President Amagai Signs US-Japan AI Research Partnership at the US Department of Commerce

Publish: April 12, 2024
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April 16, 2024

As part of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's state visit to the United States, on April 9, 2024, a signing ceremony was held at the US Department of Commerce for collaboration between the US and Japan on cutting-edge AI research. Keio University Vice-President Masayuki Amagai participated in the ceremony. At this event, Keio announced its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, a top world-class university in AI and robotics research.

From left to right, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian, Arm CEO Rene Haas, Keio University Vice-President for Research Masayuki Amagai, Microsoft Executive Vice President and CMO Takeshi Numoto, and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Moriyama Masahito.