Georgia Tech and Emory University are jointly investing over $1 billion to establish Atlanta as a leading AI hub and drive Georgia’s statewide economic growth, with roughly $575 million from Georgia Tech and about $600 million from Emory.

The collaboration targets job creation, attracting and retaining companies, accelerating medical and scientific breakthroughs, expanding federal research funding and private investment, and boosting healthcare and manufacturing across Georgia.

The initiative aims to produce human-centered AI leadership, strengthen healthcare, support energy, manufacturing, education, and other sectors, and draw federal research funding and private investment to Georgia.

The partnership fits within broader national efforts to boost science and innovation, echoing calls for a new science golden age from national leaders.

Emory HealthCare already uses AI to improve patient care and has spawned three spinoff companies and 40 licensed technologies through AI.Health, while Georgia Tech’s AI ecosystem spans computing, engineering, science, business, design, and liberal arts, including several NSF AI Institutes.

Emory’s AI.Humanity initiative brings together more than 250 faculty across eight schools to advance AI in health sciences, humanities, and ethics, complemented by AI.Health and related spin-offs and licenses.

The two institutions will collaborate to leverage intersecting strengths, fostering research partnerships, talent development, industry engagement, and AI-enabled innovation across campus and the state.

Plans include launching a new AI supercomputer, Nexus, and coordinating efforts to maximize research partnerships and industry collaboration.

The collaboration emphasizes cultivating research partnerships, talent development, and industry engagement to drive AI-enabled innovation across Georgia.

statewide programs include Georgia Tech’s College of Lifetime Learning and K-12 partnerships, and Emory’s AI + You Georgia offering free AI training to extend benefits statewide.

The initiative supports workforce education and upskilling through higher education partnerships and programs like Georgia AIM and Foundry School to boost manufacturing and industry capabilities.

Investments target four areas: advanced computing power with a new AI supercomputer and Nexus; talent development via the AI Makerspace; research through Emory’s AI.Humanity and Georgia Tech’s NSF AI Institutes across disciplines; and real-world applications via AI.Health and Tech AI initiatives.