Now, the AI Task Force, which includes two University of Rhode Island faculty members, has unveiled a blueprint to help Rhode Island become a national AI leader, calling for cooperation and collaboration between government and private industry to responsibly implement the technology. The report analyzed how AI is being applied to six core local sectors—education, defense industries and maritime technologies, finance, health, government and small businesses/startups/nonprofits—and provided steps to further the local economy while safeguarding it against risk. With that, URI is taking significant steps to address the state’s AI needs, particularly workforce development.
