The City of San Jose, San Jose State University, and Nvidia have launched a partnership that will establish the city as a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), as AI becomes more and more integrated into our daily lives.
In order to improve worker skills and spur creativity in the center of Silicon Valley, Nvidia has inked two partnerships, including the first workforce pipeline project in the company’s history with a local government.
According to Greg Estes, Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Developer modules at NVIDIA, the company has developed training modules on artificial intelligence that are graded at various levels, with some aimed at beginners to help them understand the concept. Our partnership concept involves taking our existing training programs and collaborating with the city, the California State University system, and community institutions to make them available to the community in ways that suit their preferred teaching methods.
One of the fastest-growing sectors in the world is artificial intelligence (AI), and according to financial analysts, the market might reach over $1 trillion in the next ten years.
According to a report by the commercial real estate company CBRE, businesses in downtown San Jose alone have raised more than $1 billion in venture capital.
In addition to the technology’s increasing use in daily tasks like shopping, mapping, and even TV show recommendations, local, state, and federal governments have started experimenting with AI to increase productivity and address issues that their citizens experience.
The first GovAI Coalition Summit was held in the city last week, where hundreds of vendors and governmental organizations exchanged templates, best practices, and workable solutions. The coalition, which began at about 50 last year and has now expanded to hundreds, reflects the rising demand for funding AI solutions.
San Jose and Nvidia’s partnership consists of:
- Sharing educational tools to enhance city employees AI skills.
- Promoting AI awareness through workshops with the Nvidia Deep Learning Institute.
- Establishing mentorship programs and connecting AI startups through the Nvidia Inception program.
Additionally, the relationship may lead to the creation of financial incentives to encourage projects, the simplification of approval processes for AI efforts, and the provision of city facilities to promote research and development.
In order to achieve its environmental objectives, which include lowering its carbon footprint, San Jose has also indicated interest in collaborating with Nvidia to test AI initiatives.
San Jose’s leaders have long aimed to become the AI innovation capital, competing with San Francisco. In addition to advocating for the use of AI to resolve civil issues, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and District 4 Councilmember David Cohen last year put forth a number of plans to entice businesses to locate in the city, such as reduced utility costs, accelerated approval procedures, and other financial incentives.
Mahan mentioned the city’s network of automated license plate scanners, which he claimed was on track to recover more than $3 million worth of stolen cars, and said the city has taken the lead in experimenting with AI. The city has also used technology to detect potholes and homeless encampments and has launched a pilot program with the VTA to reduce waiting times at red lights and improve routes. Last week, the city approved another pilot program to model and predict traffic impacts from construction and significant events.
We need to prepare this next generation for the incredible innovation we re seeing driven by companies like Nvidia, Mahan said. We need to ensure that no one is left behind, and what this agreement today represents is an opportunity to build a more inclusive economy as it is more innovative, as it is rapidly changing and to harness the power of AI for civic and social good. We need to use AI to solve problems, the problems that our communities most care about.
SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson said the agreement with Nvidia was the first of its kind in the California State University system.
Despite Nvidia employing only about 32,000 employees, it already has a strong workforce relationship with San Jose State, as about 700 are alums of the school.
Along with strengthening its research in AI, machine learning, robotics, and cybersecurity, the university hopes to give its students a competitive edge in the tech industry by equipping them and faculty members with enhanced skills.
The power of the three of us is exponentially greater than the individual contributions of each of our various entities, Teniente-Matson said of the partnership with the partnership with San Jose and Nvidia. We leverage our ability to serve as a global model for research and workforce needs that are impacted by AI for social and civic good.
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