{"id":177387,"date":"2026-01-13T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/55-million-will-create-new-ai-research-center-at-suny-binghamton\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:10:16","slug":"55-million-will-create-new-ai-research-center-at-suny-binghamton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/55-million-will-create-new-ai-research-center-at-suny-binghamton\/","title":{"rendered":"$55 million will create new AI research center at SUNY Binghamton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/13\/binghamton-university-will-host-new-york-state-ai-research-center\/88149460007\/\">$55 million will create new AI research center at SUNY Binghamton<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/13\/binghamton-university-will-host-new-york-state-ai-research-center\/88149460007\/\">https:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/13\/binghamton-university-will-host-new-york-state-ai-research-center\/88149460007\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-13 05:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.pressconnects.com\">www.pressconnects.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Binghamton University is set to establish the first independent university AI research center, thanks to a $55 million investment divided into a $30 million charitable gift and $25 million in state capital investment.<\/li>\n<li>The gift is the largest in the university\u2019s history and aims to make Binghamton the New York state hub and a prominent player in U.S. AI research.<\/li>\n<li>Primary research themes will focus on ensuring AI safety, security, and transparency with the goal of ensuring public benefit.<\/li>\n<li>The new center aligns with Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s Empire AI initiative which aims to establish New York as a top AI research state.<\/li>\n<li>The center is expected to attract AI experts to the region, contributing to New York&#8217;s technological future and enhancing the profile of Binghamton University.<\/li>\n<li>Increased funding and support also correlate with recent advancements in AI, including the establishment of a federal Battery Technology hub and promising AI detection projects at the university.<\/li>\n<li>The increased support and research focus on AI are aimed at maximizing the technology&#8217;s potential while mitigating risks and ensuring ethical usage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$55 million will create new AI research center at SUNY Binghamton https:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/13\/binghamton-university-will-host-new-york-state-ai-research-center\/88149460007\/ Publish Date: 2026-01-13&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/08\/16\/PBIN\/74831139007-dsc-6096.jpg?crop=4927,2773,x0,y253&width=3200&height=1802&format=pjpg&auto=webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177389,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177387\/revisions\/177389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}