{"id":39,"date":"2025-05-26T23:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/wwwmaier\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:09:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/wwwmaier\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter hero-cover\" style=\"min-height:344px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-177\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/wwwmaier\/files\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_bgzld1bgzld1bgzl-1-e1776861875935.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">METU AI ENGINEERING RESEARCH GROUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-51f7783f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/wwwmaier\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/wwwmaier\/our-team\/\">Members<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>AI Engineering<\/strong> is a technical discipline that focuses on designing, implementing and deploying AI systems in accordance with technical and ethical standards. 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