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National and state resources to fund, govern and put AI to work. Every listing links to its official source; state programs are labeled with their state.
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NYS Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
ITS hub for state AI policy, leadership and training. Lists the policies agencies must follow (NYS-P24-001 AI acceptable use, NYS-G25-002 generative AI in the workplace), the state Chief AI Officer, and the 2025 AI training pilot for the state workforce.
Office of the New York State Comptroller
Audit issued April 3, 2025. It found the state lacked an effective AI governance framework and that the four sampled agencies (NYSOFA, DOCCS, DMV and DOT) did not require procedures to test AI outputs for accuracy or bias.
Empire AI (State of New York with founding universities)
Statewide AI research computing consortium launched in 2024 with $400M+ in public and private funding. Members include SUNY, CUNY, Columbia, Cornell, NYU, RPI, RIT, University of Rochester, Mount Sinai and the Flatiron Institute; the Alpha and Beta systems run at the University at Buffalo, and the Gamma facility is planned for the end of 2027.
Office of Governor Kathy Hochul / SUNY
Announced Jan 30, 2026: SUNY's four university centers (Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Stony Brook) partner with other SUNY campuses on Empire AI-backed AI education, including faculty development, free online AI microcredentials, an 'AI in Action' fellowship and a paid 8-week undergraduate AI research program. Also previews ESD's 'AI Prep' jobs program.
Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
20-member commission chaired by Tom Perez, Thasunda Brown Duckett and Molly Kinder developing policy and private-sector recommendations on AI's impact on workers, including real-time monitoring data. Statewide listening sessions began Aug 19, 2026; recommendations due before end of 2026 for action in 2027.
Office of the Governor of New York
Announcement dated April 22, 2024 of Empire AI in the FY2025 budget. It includes a $275M state investment over 10 years for an AI computing center at the University at Buffalo, intended to give researchers, public interest groups and small companies access to AI compute.
NYS Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
Statewide policy for state agencies and their contractors, issued Jan 8, 2024 and updated Mar 2025 and Jun 24, 2026. Requires leadership approval, human oversight of decisions affecting the public, bias monitoring, AI disclosure, annual risk assessments and reporting to a statewide AI inventory.
State University of New York (SUNY)
In fall 2026, SUNY updated the information literacy competency in its General Education Framework to cover AI and emerging technologies. Through the AI in Action initiative and Empire AI Campus Partnerships, 25 faculty fellows across 11 campuses are building curriculum on AI ethics, compliance and accessibility.
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