The Cross-Pacific AI Initiative, established in April 2024 with support from the Japanese and U.S. governments, is a 10-year joint research project focused on artificial intelligence (AI) involving Amazon, NVIDIA, the University of Washington, and the University of Tsukuba.

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  Kickoff Ceremony Held for X-PAI, the U.S.–Japan AI Partnership2025年4月23日
  On April 23, 2025, a ceremony marking the official launch of the Cross-Pacific AI Initiative (X-PAI), a U.S.–J […]
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  Mr. Jeff Barr, Vice President of AWS Co., Ltd., Revisited the University of Tsukuba2025年2月28日
  Mr. Jeff Barr, Vice President of Amazon Web Services (AWS), revisited the University of Tsukuba on February 28 […]
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  Dr. Pang Wei Koh of the University of Washington Visits the University of Tsukuba2024年9月3日
  On September 3, 2024, the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (C-AIR) at the University of Tsukuba hos […]
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  University of Tsukuba Holds Cross-Pacific Meeting for U.S.-Japan Collaboration in AI2024年8月22日
  On August 21 and 22, representatives of the University of Washington, NVIDIA and Amazon visited Japan for disc […]
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  Mr. Jeff Barr, Vice President of AWS Co., Ltd., visited the University of Tsukuba2024年8月2日
  Mr. Jeff Barr, Vice President of Amazon Web Services (AWS), visited the University of Tsukuba on August 2.​Vic […]