SUNY and IBM Invest $20M to Launch New AI Research Center in Albany

$20 million investment from UAlbany and IBM to create the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS)
CEAIS will power new AI research with advanced cloud computing and emerging hardware
SUNY Chancellor forms AI Research Group with 60 members to chart strategy for AI research, education, policy, and workforce development
AI Research Group has leads focused on data privacy, education, social impact, research infrastructure, and workforce/industry
Investment builds on existing SUNY-IBM alliance including IBM Research AI Hardware Center collaboration