The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to recruit up to 150 new faculty members over the next three to five years for a research initiative focused on artificial intelligence.

UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced the creation of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative during the Board of Regents meeting Thursday.

The first area of focus will be artificial intelligence, Mnookin said. That will include looking at ways artificial intelligence is likely to change the way humans interact.

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