New York expands ‘AI for good’ research consortium | StateScoop

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that a state project designed to advance the research of AI technologies that further the public good has received $165 million in new funding and gained three new university participants.

The state’s Empire AI consortium received $90 million in new funding in the governor’s fiscal year 2026 budget, along with $25 million from the State University of New York System

and $50 in matching funds from its new members: the…