Tompkins Cortland Community College is part of a newly formed SUNY partnership to advance artificial intelligence (AI) research and education for the public good. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced Empire AI campus partnerships between SUNY’s university centers, university colleges, technology colleges, and community colleges to leverage the Empire AI supercomputer, housed at the State University of New York at Buffalo, to increase access to AI for research and professional development for SUNY students and faculty. 

“Through Empire AI, New York is ensuring the power of AI is harnessed responsibly,” Governor Hochul said. “By bringing together SUNY institutions through these campus partnerships, we are furthering the use of AI for the public good and shaping a brighter future for all New Yorkers.” 

SUNY’s four university centers – the State University of New York at Albany, State University of New York at Binghamton, State University of New York at Buffalo, and State University of New York at Stony Brook – will partner with several of SUNY’s university colleges, technology colleges, and community colleges to provide research experiences, professional development, microcredential courses, and other opportunities for students and faculty to effectively and ethically use AI.  

TC3 is one of the colleges partnering with Binghamton University, along with SUNY Cortland, SUNY Delhi, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Broome Community College. The group will create an online, free of charge AI Prep for Careers non-credit microcredential to introduce students to foundational AI principles, workforce applications, and ethical considerations. 

“We are pleased to be partnering with Binghamton University on this initiative, which we see as a tremendous benefit to our students. AI continues to redefine both the world we live in and the future we are preparing our students for,” said TC3 Professor of Computer Science Ken Whitener. “We’re grateful for this opportunity to collaborate with our fellow SUNY campuses to increase our student’s understanding of AI, and the opportunities it provides.”

About Empire AI 

Empire AI is a bold partnership of New York’s leading public and private universities to establish a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence computing center, housed at SUNY’s University at Buffalo. The consortium includes Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY, and the Flatiron Institute, as well as philanthropic backers including Tom Secunda and the Simons Foundation. Empire AI is pioneering safe, equitable, and accessible AI research and development that benefits every corner of New York.