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

Together, they aim to build human-centered AI leadership, strengthen healthcare, and bolster energy, manufacturing, education, and other sectors while attracting federal funding and private investment to Georgia.

Emory’s side will emphasize AI applications in health, including cancer and kidney disease research.

The initiative aligns with broader national efforts to boost science and innovation, including references to the idea of a new science golden age.

Emory Healthcare already uses AI to enhance patient care and has spawned spinoff companies and licensed technologies through AI.Health, while Georgia Tech’s AI ecosystem spans computing, engineering, science, business, design, and liberal arts, backed by NSF AI Institutes.

Emory’s AI.Humanity unites 250+ faculty across eight schools to advance AI in health sciences, humanities, and ethics, complemented by AI.Health and related spin-offs.

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

A new AI supercomputer, Nexus, is planned to launch in October, signaling deepening collaboration and infrastructure for research and industry engagement.

Tech focuses on advanced computing, AI discovery, and workforce development to cultivate leaders in responsible AI, while Emory concentrates on healthcare applications, talent, and ethics across medicine, business, law, humanities, and AI-enabled innovation.

Investments cover four main areas: Nexus supercomputer and advanced computing power; talent development via AI Makerspace and recruitment; research through Emory’s AI.Humanity and Tech/ NSF AI Institutes at Tech; and real-world applications through Emory.Health and related initiatives.

Statewide benefits are pursued through education and training programs like Georgia Tech’s College of Lifetime Learning, Emory’s AI + You Georgia, and Georgia AIM to promote AI-enabled manufacturing.