The artificial intelligence instructor, “Professor Dux”, who will start teaching at the Department of Artificial Intelligence Engineering at Near East University this academic semester, was introduced at an event on Wednesday.
Prof. DUX, an AI model, will provide students with a personalized and interactive learning experience.
The event was attended by President Ersin Tatar and Minister of National Education Nazım Çavuşoğlu.
AI Prof. DUX, the artificial intelligence instructor, who will start teaching at the Department of Artificial Intelligence Engineering at the Near East University, was introduced at Near East University’s İrfan Günsel Congress Centre Hall with the participation of President Ersin Tatar and Minister of National Education Nazım Çavuşoğlu.
With the lessons to be given by the artificial intelligence-based instructors Mr. and Mrs. AI Prof. DUX developed by the Near East University Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, higher education will become an active part of the non-US world for the first time.
AI Prof. DUX will provide students with a personalized and interactive learning experience. President Ersin Tatar, who participated in the introduction event, emphasized that Professor DUX’s contribution is a significant step for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the increasingly digitizing world of artificial intelligence.
“Through this project, our students will make significant personal development and will be able to combat global threats that humanity may face in the future. Having foresight and taking precautions against all future dangers or innovations is crucial to saving humanity’s future. And the fact that all these efforts are carried out within the Near East University is also a source of pride,” he said.
Minister of National Education Nazım Çavuşoğlu also mentioned that the use of artificial intelligence will become even more widespread in the near future.
Highlighting that TRNC is one of the leading countries in education, he emphasized that the scientific and technological efforts of Near East University are taking the country to a higher level.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Near East University, Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, stated that AI Prof. DUX will provide a personalized learning experience tailored to each student’s learning speed, interests, and needs.
“With the instructors developed by our Artificial Intelligence Institute, artificial intelligence will become an active part of higher education for the first time in our university and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus outside of the United States,” he said.
A video message from AI Prof. DUX was also shared during the introduction. “Hello! I am your artificial intelligence friend, Professor Dux!”