New York Announces Creation of Consortium Named 'Empire AI'
Summary
On January 8, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of a consortium named Empire AI. The consortium will create and launch an AI computing center in Upstate New York. Over $400 million in public and private funding will go toward the consortium. Empire AI will comprise seven institutions—Columbia, Cornell University, New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the State University of New York, the City University of New York and the Simons Foundation. Additionally, Gov. Hochul has instructed the Office of Information Technology Services to issue a first-of-itskind AI Policy that “establishes the principles and parameters by which state agencies can evaluate and adopt AI systems to better serve New Yorkers.”
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