Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie was joined by IU Bloomington Provost and Executive Vice President Lauren Robel, Luddy Dean Raj Acharya, and others in a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for the $22.8 million facility, which will feature state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces dedicated to supporting IU faculty and students who will conduct pioneering research into AI and machine learning. The Luddy Center for Artificial Intelligence will initially focus on digital health.