HOW DOES EMPIRE AI POSITION NEW YORK IN THE AI LANDSCAPE?
Empire AI has established New York as the national model for responsible AI technology. It is facilitating statewide innovation, groundbreaking research, and the development of AI technologies. By leveraging the state’s rich academic resources and research institutions, Empire AI is driving innovation in fields like medicine, education, energy, and climate change, all while giving New York’s researchers access to computing resources that are often prohibitively expensive and only available to big tech companies.
WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM?
The Empire AI consortium includes seven founding institutions—Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY, New York University, RPI, SUNY, and the Flatiron Institute.
HOW DOES EMPIRE AI SUPPORT AI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT?
Right now, access to the computing resources that power AI is prohibitively expensive and difficult to obtain, and big tech companies are cornering the market. By providing access to high-performance computing resources, Empire AI empowers academic institutions to focus on AI’s unique capabilities to solve complex problems, including those presented by AI itself, fostering a statewide ecosystem of innovation. This is the first time this kind of computing power will be in the hands of public and research-focused institutions.
WHAT IMPACT WILL EMPIRE AI HAVE ON NEW YORK’S ECONOMY AND TECH INDUSTRY?
Empire AI will allow us to catalyze research using AI technology and foster new jobs in industries we haven’t yet imagined, creating a new sector of AI-powered businesses in New York. Now that New York is a national leader in AI, we can build a workforce prepared for the future with skills that our economy will rely on – advancing medicine, increasing economic growth, preventing crime, mitigating climate change, and enhancing cybersecurity.
