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OpenAI Chooses UM for Research Initiative

The University of Mississippi is one of the 15 member institutions of OpenAI’s NextGenAI initiative.

The initiative, which will provide a total of $50 million in research grant money and artificial intelligence materials to member institutions, has a goal of “using AI to accelerate research breakthroughs and transform education,” according to OpenAI.

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Town Hall Discussion on Parental Responsibility for School Shootings

The Center for Practical Ethics hosted The Great Debate March 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Bryant Hall, where ethics bowl teams from the University of Mississippi and Youngstown State University discussed the question: “Morally speaking, should parents face criminal charges if their children commit mass shootings?” 

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Gift Aims to Raise Awareness of Ethical Issues

The donor's gift establishes the Dean J. Douglas Fund for the Center for Practical Ethics, which fosters civil dialogue and collaboration on a range of ethical issues through public events and programming.

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