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Higher-education leaders press for shared AI resources and equity in training pathways

Senate Legislative Oversight Committee · October 21, 2024
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Representatives from New Jersey's universities and community colleges urged shared research tools, statewide curricula and targeted investments so smaller institutions and disadvantaged students can access AI training and careers; community colleges highlighted partnerships with Intel and an NSF consortium.

Higher-education leaders told the Senate committee that aligning curricula, sharing research tools, and funding access are necessary to avoid an AI-driven widening of educational inequality.

Judith Sheft, executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology, described CSIT programs that support startups and research and cited results the office has tracked since…

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