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<Title>Interested in AI? Join free Discover AI program this Fall</Title>
<Tagline>Apply by Fri 9/3 for 8 week online program</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><span><span>AI systems and machine learning software are </span></span><span>increasingly  being used to address cybersecurity problems.</span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span>UMBC has partnered with </span><a href="https://ai-4-all.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><span>AI4ALL</span></span></a><span> to offer its free online <strong>Discover AI</strong> class introducing AI technology to selected UMBC undergraduate students from any major this Fall.  </span></span><span>The eight-week program starts in the third week of September, includes both synchronous and asynchronous instruction, and requires about 15-20 hours over the eight weeks. It </span><span>is open to all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors and is structured to accommodate students with and without prior computer science or AI experience. Students finishing the program will get a certificate and the opportunity to apply for free follow-on programs.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><p><span>Interested students can </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehADShxQ_ivY0SDUbZK63prAtHueg4BC0HUFdhcrptZUW-7A/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Apply using this Google form</span></a><span> by <strong>Friday, September 3.</strong></span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>If you have questions, see this <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/2021/08/artificial-intelligence-and-careers-in-tech-participate-in-discover-ai-this-fall/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>post</strong></a>, email </span><span><strong><a href="mailto:ai4all@csee.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>ai4all</span>@csee.umbc.edu</a></strong></span><span> or visit the </span><a href="https://ai-4-all.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><strong><span>AI4ALL</span> website</strong></span></a><span>.</span></p></div><div><div><div><br><p><span><span>AI4ALL</span> programs are designed to bring together and highlight voices that have been historically excluded and that will lead and shape the future of AI. It aims to serve the following students, especially those at the intersection of two or more of these identities:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Indigenous Peoples, Black, Hispanic or Latinx, Pacific Islander, and Southeast Asian </span></p></li><li><p><span>Trans and non-binary; two-spirit; cis women and girls</span></p></li><li><p><span>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, and queer</span></p></li><li><p><span>Students with a demonstrated financial need (e.g., students receiving financial aid)</span></p></li><li><p><span>First-generation college student </span></p></li></ul></div></div></div></div>
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<Summary>AI systems and machine learning software are increasingly  being used to address cybersecurity problems.     UMBC has partnered with AI4ALL to offer its free online Discover AI class introducing...</Summary>
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