Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a new $16.5 million AI supercomputer at the University at Albany on Wednesday (October 10). The supercomputer, powered by NVIDIA DGX systems, is currently the most capable AI supercomputer within the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is a central pillar of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative. This initiative aims to integrate teaching and learning about AI across every college, school, and major to ensure every graduate is prepared to live and work in a world radically changed by technology.
The supercomputer will be used to advance research in fields as varied as atmospheric science, climate science, public health, and nanotechnology. "This new AI supercomputer is a major step forward for the University at Albany — for our faculty, for our staff, for our researchers and especially for our students,” said UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez.
The unveiling of the supercomputer is part of Governor Hochul’s $400 million Empire AI initiative, a public-private consortium dedicated to making New York a leader in AI technology. SUNY is a central partner in the Empire AI consortium, which will fund the construction of a new AI supercomputer in Buffalo. UAlbany’s system will provide SUNY campuses critical access to advanced AI computing.