LONG ISLAND CITY— New York plans to train up to 40,000 people for careers in artificial intelligence by 2032 through a new Queens-based institute.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the AI Jobs Institute, a partnership between workforce development nonprofit Pursuit and Empire State Development, New York's economic development agency.
The institute will offer career training, help businesses adopt artificial intelligence and research how the technology affects jobs and workers.
The center will occupy space at the JACX, 28-07 Jackson Ave., between Queens Boulevard and Thompson Avenue, in Long Island City.
Construction is scheduled to begin this winter, with full occupancy expected by mid-2027.
The project has $10 million in public support, including $3.06 million from Empire State Development.
The state agency is providing $1.5 million through its Office of Strategic Workforce Development and $1.56 million through its Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
The institute will also house the New York Global Tech and Innovation Center, an initiative of the Queens borough president's office.
The center will connect entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities with investors, corporate partners and international business networks.
It aims to help launch more than a dozen high-growth startups over five years.
The institute will focus on four areas: workforce training, technology innovation, research and policy, and partnerships among employers and other organizations.
Its training programs will help New Yorkers develop skills for careers shaped by artificial intelligence, including roles that require workers to use AI tools in their daily jobs.
The institute also plans to test new approaches to training and help small businesses and nonprofits adopt emerging technologies.
Research and policy work will examine how employers' needs change as artificial intelligence spreads across industries.The findings could inform workforce programs and government policies beyond New York.
The institute will also bring employers, educators, technology companies and workforce organizations together to developtraining programs that reflect hiring needs.
Pursuit, which will create and operate the institute, has spent more than a decade training New Yorkers for technology careers and connecting graduates with employers.
The nonprofit focuses on adults from low-income communities, including people without four-year college degrees.
Pursuit also leads New York's AI Prep for Jobs initiative, a state-backed program designed to train 420 low-income New Yorkers and help them pursue employment opportunities.
A national advisory council of leaders in education, technology, finance, government and workforce development willhelp shape the institute's strategy.
Former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will chair the council.
Other founding members include Leah Belsky,OpenAI's head of education; Rich Buery, chief executive of Robin Hood; and Maggie Cacioppo, Google.org's regional giving lead.
More information is available through Pursuit's AI Jobs Institute website.
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