{"id":209268,"date":"2026-05-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:15:09","slug":"dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean of UW\u2019s College of Computing and AI: \u2018We\u2019re not here to be AI cheerleaders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders\">Dean of UW\u2019s College of Computing and AI: \u2018We\u2019re not here to be AI cheerleaders\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders\">https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/dean-of-uws-college-of-computing-and-ai-were-not-here-to-be-ai-cheerleaders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-05 18:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wpr.org\">www.wpr.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The University of Wisconsin-Madison establishes the first new academic division in 43 years: the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI), set to open on July 1.<\/li>\n<li>The college will be led by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, who emphasizes the institution\u2019s role in promoting ethical AI and public good, focusing on challenges AI faces compared to industry-led approaches.<\/li>\n<li>The college aims to bridge ethical discourse and practical technology development, employing partnerships across the university to tackle issues collaboratively.<\/li>\n<li>The college plans to incorporate experiential learning to better prepare students for real-world ethical dilemmas in AI.<\/li>\n<li>The institution plans to address community concerns about AI data centers, focusing on the broader long-term impacts of AI investments and technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Recruitment for 50 faculty positions is prioritized on attracting individuals who value the educational mission over high industry salaries.<\/li>\n<li>Despite a challenging job market and the automation of some entry-level roles, CCAI graduates are still sought after by top tech companies for their human judgment and leadership in integrating AI into creative projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dean of UW\u2019s College of Computing and AI: \u2018We\u2019re not here to be AI cheerleaders\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":209269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Remzi-Arpaci-Dusseau-Hero-Shot-2026-03-04TW-8755-scaled-e1778014384786.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-209268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209270,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209268\/revisions\/209270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}