N.Y. Governor Hochul proposes $400 million to launch university AI consortium

Forbes quoted Satish K. Tripathi, who thanked Gov. Kathy Hochul for her proposal, as part of her 2024 State of the State address, for the creation of Empire AI, a consortium of the state’s research universities and other institutions that would form an artificial intelligence computing center in New York. UB is being considered as a potential site. “UB has been known nationally and internationally as a leader in AI and data science for over four decades,” said Tripathi. “I want to thank Governor Hochul for her vision to ensure that New York State will be recognized as the center of AI research and innovation today and for decades to come.”