SUNY Poly among eight total New York campuses receiving funding for developing Artificial Intelligence programs
ONEIDA COUNTY- Eight SUNY campuses across New York will receive a chunk of $5-million worth of funding to help develop Artificial Intelligence programs. Here locally, SUNY Polly is among them.
“The progression of AI research in New York State is going to inspire other states to follow our path,” said Governor Kathy Hochul.
“Investing in AI within the SUNY system is an investment in our students to expand their knowledge about what the future will bring. We are not just preparing students for AI – we’re shaping how AI serves society, ensuring it strengthens communities and our economy.”
The goal, according to officials, is to develop departments, centers, and institutes of AI and Society to engage diverse disciplines and communities, broaden AI development to prepare students for the future and advance the use of AI for the public good.
Through this program, the state has provided $5 million in funding to foster collaboration across disciplines to promote inclusive AI research, to address ethical concerns in the use of AI, and to advance responsible data use.
“Thanks to Governor Hochul’s leadership, SUNY researchers, faculty, and students are leading the way in using AI to advance the public good," said SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.
"SUNY’s commitment to academic excellence includes making it possible for students from a wide range of disciplines to come together, explore new ideas, and develop the skills that will lead to lifelong success.”
Investments announced today will launch the following projects:
- University at Albany- Launching a new AI & Society College & Research Center
- Binghamton University- Creating the Institute for AI and Society
- University at Buffalo- Creating the Department of AI and Society
- SUNY Downstate- Establishing the Global Center for AI, Society and Mental Health
- SUNY ESF- Establishing the Center for Artificial Intelligence, Society, and the Environment (AISE) (seed funding)
- SUNY Poly- Developing an Institute for AI and Society (seed funding)
- Stony Brook University- Creating the Department of Technology, AI and Society
- Upstate Medical- Forming the AI for Health Equity, Analytics, and Diagnostics (AHEAD) Center (seed funding)
Image via the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
About The State University of New York: The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state’s only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.16 billion in fiscal year 2024, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum.
