{"id":22,"date":"2026-01-20T05:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ctais\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:40:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ctais\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CTAIS offers a unique platform where Artificial Intelligence is developed, governed, and applied through a Tawhidic lens; integrating ethical integrity, societal responsibility, and technological excellence to serve humanity and the Ummah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currently, CTAIS operates under the Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) as a strategic interim arrangement, with a planned transition to direct oversight under the Rector&#8217;s Office in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.22.0 &#8211; 24-06-2024 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/p>\n<h2>CTAIS Value Pillars<\/h2>\n<h4>Principled AI<\/h4>\n<p>AI grounded in Tawhid, accountability, and moral purpose.<\/p>\n<h4>Responsible Governance<\/h4>\n<p>Policies, standards, and frameworks that translate ethics into action.<\/p>\n<h4>Human &amp; Societal Impact<\/h4>\n<p>AI that serves dignity, justice, and collective wellbeing.<\/p>\n<h4>Capacity &amp; Thought Leadership<\/h4>\n<p>Building leaders, institutions, and scholarship for the AI age.<\/p>\n<h2>Tawhidic Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\/*! 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