Welcome to AI matters 5(1)

Abstract

Welcome to the first issue of the fifth volume of the AI Matters Newsletter! This issue opens with some news on a new SIGAI Student Travel Scholarship where we aim to encourage students from traditionally underrepresented geographic locations to apply and attend SIGAI supported events. We also summarize the fourth AAAI/ACM SIGAI Job Fair, which continues to grow with the increasing popularity of AI. In our interview series, Marion Neumann interviews Tom Dietterich, an Emeritus Professor at Oregon State University and one of the pioneers in Machine Learning.