> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nyc-ai.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Empire AI

> Overview of the Empire AI consortium, supercomputing roadmap, and public-good research agenda.

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Empire AI is a statewide AI research consortium built to give public-interest researchers access to computing power that would otherwise be concentrated inside a small number of private technology companies. It combines New York State capital, university participation, and philanthropic backing to support large-scale AI and HPC work at the University at Buffalo.

This section summarizes the Empire AI model, infrastructure, governance, access mechanics, and workforce programs using the materials you provided for this documentation project.

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  The official Empire AI site remains the authoritative public source for announcements and registered-user workflows. Use this section as a structured guide for CUNY HPCC readers who need the Empire AI context in one place.
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## What you will find here

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    Why New York launched Empire AI and how the consortium is organized around AI for the public good.
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  <Card title="Governance" icon="scale-balanced" href="/empire-ai/governance">
    Board composition, operating leadership, and member institutions.
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  <Card title="Infrastructure" icon="server" href="/empire-ai/hardware-specifications">
    Alpha, Beta, and Gamma phases, Blackwell hardware, and storage architecture.
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  <Card title="Access and allocations" icon="key" href="/empire-ai/cluster-access-guide">
    Work Order Requests, ColdFront onboarding, Service Units, and Slurm queue guidance.
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  <Card title="Research programs" icon="flask" href="/empire-ai/active-projects">
    Healthcare, climate, neuroscience, education, and model safety projects.
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    SUNY partnerships, microcredentials, and the AI Prep talent pipeline.
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## Why Empire AI matters in this docs set

CUNY HPCC already serves CUNY researchers who need shared compute, storage, and job orchestration. Empire AI extends that ecosystem with a much larger AI-focused facility, a formal consortium model, and a public-good mandate that emphasizes equitable access, workforce development, and research impact in medicine, education, climate, and energy.

For many users, the practical question is simple: when does a workload fit local HPCC systems, and when does it require the scale, acceleration, or institutional workflow that Empire AI provides? The pages in this section give you the policy, infrastructure, and access context to answer that question.

## Quick links

* [Mission and vision](/empire-ai/mission-vision)
* [Hardware specifications](/empire-ai/hardware-specifications)
* [Cluster access guide](/empire-ai/cluster-access-guide)
* [Active research projects](/empire-ai/active-projects)
* [Official Empire AI site](https://www.empireai.edu/)
* [Empire AI registered user access](https://empireai.freshdesk.com/)

## Follow Empire AI

* [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/Empire-AI-NY) — open models, datasets, and artifacts released by Empire AI.
* [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/empire_ai_NY) — announcements and program updates.
* [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/empireai/) — institutional news, hiring, and partner activity.