ABOUT US
The Alliance leverages the tremendous AI professional presence, resources, opportunities and talent in Austin, building on Austin's unique culture of innovation, creativity, and desire for social impact. The Austin AI Alliance is a 501(c)6 non-profit consortium formalized in March 2024, with formal membership opening to all organizations and professionals in April 2024.
Vision
The Austin AI Alliance vision is to make Austin a world-class city in advancing the understanding, capabilities, usage, and positive impact of AI by coordinating the collective AI design, development, engineering, application, and education expertise in Austin and by leveraging Austin’s culture of innovation, creativity, and collaboration.
Objectives
Status
The Austin AI Alliance is now a formal organization with active participation from hundreds of professionals representing dozens of companies, universities, and organizations having a presence in the greater Austin area. The Alliance is in the early launch phase now: creating the definitive Austin-area AI events calendar, setting membership requirements, formalizing working groups, ideating and initial projects, and more. Contact us if you wish to participate and collaborate on the development and application of AI!
Vision
The Austin AI Alliance vision is to make Austin a world-class city in advancing the understanding, capabilities, usage, and positive impact of AI by coordinating the collective AI design, development, engineering, application, and education expertise in Austin and by leveraging Austin’s culture of innovation, creativity, and collaboration.
Objectives
- Accelerate the efforts, success, and growth of Austin’s AI-focused companies and organizations in AI research, development, services, sales, and other efforts leading to AI adoption and impact, including national/global AI companies and organizations with an Austin presence.
- Support the success of companies and organizations in the effective adoption and usage of AI to improve innovation, efficiency, and quality of products and services.
- Enhance the AI knowledge, expertise, and career opportunities of the Austin workforce, and support the development of the future workforce in AI understanding, usage, and career development.
- Demonstrate the positive social impact of AI—in business, health, energy, environment, education, safety, etc.—and address myths and fears with facts, logic, data, and education.
- Develop and promote responsible AI design, usage, and collaboration policies, including ethical considerations, addressing bias and fairness, protecting privacy, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Status
The Austin AI Alliance is now a formal organization with active participation from hundreds of professionals representing dozens of companies, universities, and organizations having a presence in the greater Austin area. The Alliance is in the early launch phase now: creating the definitive Austin-area AI events calendar, setting membership requirements, formalizing working groups, ideating and initial projects, and more. Contact us if you wish to participate and collaborate on the development and application of AI!
Board of Directors
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J Whorley, UT Austin VP for AI Research & Development |
Zen Van Loan VP for Social Impact |
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