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Empire AI Beta fully online: Hochul says state's academic supercomputer is now the most powerful in the country
Hochul announced Aug. 5 that Empire AI Beta is officially online, giving researchers at New York's public and private universities access to what the state calls the most powerful academic research computer in the country. The announcement frames the federal government's new state and regional AI infrastructure hubs as taking inspiration from New York's model. Empire AI is a signature Hochul initiative housed at SUNY; the Beta milestone is a delivery checkpoint on the state's claim to lead public-sector AI research capacity. Capability claims are the state's own characterization.
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Source: Governor's Office · Aug 6, 2026 · Credibility Tier 1 · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/empire-ai-beta-online-aug-2026
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