New York Pledges $400M for Public-Private AI Consortium

An AI computing center will be built in upstate New York as part of a $400 million plan to bring jobs to the region, increase tech sector innovation and promote AI for the public good, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Monday. Seven founding entities will lead the Empire AI consortium: Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the State University of New York, the City University of New York and the Simons Foundation. The state will contribute $275 million in funding, and the founding and private partners will contribute $125 million.