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HOCHUL UNVEILS PLAN TO CREATE CON­SORTIUM ON AR­TI­FICIAL IN­TEL­LI­GENCE

By Luke Parsnow New York State
PUBLISHED 2:03 PM ET Jan. 08, 2024 PUBLISHED 2:03 PM EST Jan. 08, 2024
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A consortium would be created to promote research, create jobs and unlock
opportunities related to artificial intelligence, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
proposed Monday.

Known as Empire AI, the governor's plan would create and launch a
state-of-the-art artificial intelligence computing center in upstate New
York. The University at Buffalo is under consideration as a potential site. 

The consortium would include seven founding institutions — Columbia, Cornell
University, New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the State
University of New York (SUNY), the City University of New York (CUNY) and the
Simons Foundation.

“Since the days of the Erie Canal, New York has always led the nation on
technology and innovation,” Hochul said in a statement. “The Empire AI
consortium will be transformative: Bringing jobs and opportunity to New York and
making us a global leader in this groundbreaking sector. Together with our
partners in academia and the private sector, we’ll harness the power of
artificial intelligence and ensure this technology is being used for the public
interest.”

The initiative would be funded by over $400 million in public and private
investment, including up to $275 million from the state and more than $125
million from the founding institutions and other private partners including the
Simons Foundation and Tom Secunda. 

The governor has also directed the state Office of Information Technology
Services to issue a first-of-its-kind AI Policy, which can be found here. 

Hochul's announcement is part of her State of the State address in which she
lies out legislative priorities for this year. She will give that address on
Tuesday in the state Assembly chamber in Albany.


LUKE PARSNOW - NEW YORK STATE POLITICS DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER

Luke Parsnow is the New York state politics digital content writer and producer
at Spectrum News 1. He is an award-winning writer and political columnist and
previously worked for CNYCentral in Syracuse and The Post-Star in Glens Falls,
New York.




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