Empire AI Impact Study
HR&A prepared the first comprehensive impact study for Empire AI, demonstrating how New York’s state-of-the-art AI compute center is accelerating research and positioning the state as a national leader in responsible AI. Our economic analysis for Friends of Empire AI showed that the Alpha system has already supported more than 130 research projects, helping teams compress months of work into days through shared, world-class supercomputing.
The Empire AI consortium needed an objective analysis to understand the initiative’s economic and research impacts across New York State. HR&A developed a framework combining quantitative assessment of statewide economic impacts with case studies showcasing research applications across advanced manufacturing, cleantech, life sciences, and digital technologies. Our analysis documented how access to shared, world-class supercomputing is strengthening the state’s innovation ecosystem and delivering measurable benefits across diverse research disciplines.
Our findings revealed that as the consortium scales with its forthcoming Beta and Gamma systems, New York is poised to generate billions in long-term economic value, attract top talent, and drive job-creating investment in Buffalo and across the state. These insights provide policymakers and stakeholders with evidence-based understanding of the initiative’s impacts and the role of public AI infrastructure in advancing responsible AI development.
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