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Gov. Wes Moore Announces 1B Capital of Quantum Initiative Centered at UMD Strategic Partnership Aims to Cement State D. C. Region as WorldLeading Quantum Science and Innovation Hub Learn More UMD to Lead New 20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society The University of Maryland will lead a multiinstitutional effort supported by the National Science Foundation NSF that will develop new AI technologies designed to promote trust and mitigate risks while simultaneously empowering and educating a public increasingly fascinated by the recent rise of eerily humanseeming applications like ChatGPT.