of the systems we rely on to power our lives, from healthcare to finance to education. However, as two nonprofit CEOs who focus on the human ingenuity behind the tech industry, we have a particular stake in the progress of this emerging technology. We’ve seen, firsthand, the essential two-way street of diversity in tech, and especially in AI.
From what we’ve seen so far, it’s clear that the future of AI depends on who’s developing it. Computing jobs remain predominantly occupied by white men and difficult to access for underrepresented groups, and biases in AI technology are forming from this lack of representation. Already, we’ve seen how AI systems have perpetuated
One of Empire AI’s main goals is to develop ethical AI technology that will benefit the public interest and lift underserved communities. The consortium combines the power of public and private academic institutions to create a state-of-the-art computing center in Buffalo that will advance responsible AI research.