PM to officiate UTM's AI faculty on May 3


Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud told the Dewan Negara that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was expected to open UTM's AI Faculty on May 3. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The establishment of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on May 3, the Dewan Negara was told on Wednesday (April 3).

Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said the government had allocated RM20mil for the establishment of the faculty in line with the developments of technology including AI.

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