ALA AI strives to position the University of Alabama as a leading force in national AI research, development, and education.

The Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (ALAAI) is committed to shaping the future of AI through bold leadership in research, innovation, and collaboration—advancing five grand challenges: (1) the science of artificial intelligence and learning; (2) human-centered AI; (3) ethical development, dissemination, and use of AI; (4) preparing a lifelong learning AI workforce; and (5) building a vibrant AI research and education community through strong industry-university partnerships.

At ALAAI, we engineer the future of AI by building real-world solutions in large language models, knowledge graphs, intelligent systems, and edge computing. Through high-impact research and strategic partnerships, we accelerate responsible AI innovation to serve academia, government, and industry nationwide.

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