Frequently Ask Questions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a brand of computer science that deals with developing intelligent machines that can perform tasks that historically only humans could do. Tasks include learning, problem solving and decision making to name a few.

Techniques AI systems use include machine learning, deep learning, neutral networks, and natural language processing to analyze data. AI systems are trained through large amounts of data that can improve their performance and accuracy over a period of time.

Real-life examples of AI applications include self-driving cars and image and object recognition systems.

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence where computers can learn from data without being explicitly programmed. It involves using statistical models and algorithms to recognize patterns, make predictions and decisions, and improve performance over time. It has applications in various fields, including speech recognition, natural language processing, computer vision, and predictive analytics.

AI has the potential to bring significant benefits to businesses and communities, making it an important area of research and development for Alabama moving forward.

AI has the opportunity to increase efficiency and productivity, improve accuracy and consistency, achieve personalization, save costs for a business and improve innovation.

Healthcare: AI is used in healthcare to help diagnose diseases and plan treatments. For example, AI can analyze medical images to detect early signs of cancer or other diseases.

Finance: AI is used in the finance industry for fraud detection, credit scoring, and investment recommendations. For example, AI can analyze financial data to identify patterns that may indicate fraudulent activity.

Transportation: Self-driving cars are a prominent example of AI in transportation. AI is used to help these vehicles recognize objects, navigate roads, and make decisions in real-time.

E-commerce: AI is used in e-commerce to provide personalized product recommendations and improve customer experience. For example, AI can analyze user data to suggest products that may be of interest to them.

Manufacturing: AI is used in manufacturing to improve efficiency and quality control. For example, AI can analyze data from production lines to identify potential issues and make recommendations for improvements.

AI can improve healthcare diagnosing and treating diseases more accurately and efficiently. It can also help identify trends in large amounts of data which can be extremely helpful for public health research.

AI can help make communities safer by detecting and preventing crime through the use of facial recognition software. It can also be used to help improve emergency response times through data analyzation and predicting future emergencies.

AI can be used to help personalize the learning experience for students and provide more effective teaching methods for educators.

AI can improve transportation by optimizing traffic flow and reducing congestion. The can result in faster and safer travel times.

AI can help increase efficiency in government services by allowing governments to analyze large amounts of data to identify trends and areas that need improvement. The can lead to more efficient and effective public services.

Health care, banking and finance, education, research, military, state government such as the Alabama Department of Public Health, local city, and county operations

The Montgomery Internet Exchange (MGMiX), a high-speed internet network, that  supports internet service providers (ISP), was extended to Auburn, Alabama to the AUBiX data  center 

AUBiX, LLC is a multi-tenant, mission-critical data center located in Auburn, Alabama that  will help bring technology parity to under-served communities through state-of-the art, secure,  compliant infrastructure that can boost computing efficiency and cost-effectiveness, with carrier neutral services and deep technology expertise and partnerships with technology industry leaders

Regional competitiveness. An indication of the digital health and vigor of an area is the  presence of a state-of-the-art data center. Alabama is home to several large international  corporations such as Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Boeing, which have dedicated “in house” or corporate AI capabilities. Access to a certified data center provides businesses options to  store data, academia to access supercomputers to conduct research and access to underserved  communities through broadband 

Underserved communities benefit by being involved in the conversation digitally, whereby  their needs are addressed, and their participation begin to level the playing field in serving their  communities. This allows underserved communities representation and access to the latest digital  technology.  

Regional competitiveness. An indication of the digital health and vigor of an area is the  presence of a state-of-the-art data center. Alabama is home to several large international  corporations such as Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Boeing, which have dedicated “in house” or corporate AI capabilities. Access to a certified data center provides businesses options to  store data, academia to access supercomputers to conduct research and access to underserved  communities through broadband 

The opening of AUBix in Auburn, Alabama in 2022 signified the availability of the first mission critical, multi-tenant, carrier neutral and compliant infrastructure operating at CMMC level  2.0 in the state of Alabama

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is gaining AI capability through the installation of  eight NVIDIA DGX A100 nodes that will be dedicated solely to genomic research in a commercial  multi-tenant data center.

The greater Atlanta area

AAICE compliments the existing regional technology ecosystem. It collaborates and  partners with key business, academic and community sectors to accelerate the understanding and  adoption of AI and ML  

Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Southern  Union State Community College, Opelika, AL, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, and Edward Via  College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL 

AAICE will include training for faculty and students while providing data science expertise  to enable the testing of data-related algorithms to maximize the benefits of open data within the  AAICE platform 

NVIDIA, Mark III Systems, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Heptagon IT, PMTS,  LLC, Gray Link Technologies. NVIDIA presently hosts, two DGX A100 nodes with Artificial  Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), supercomputer capability 

AAICE will develop an “Open Science Cloud” as a key asset for the best use of AI in science  and technology within the Alabama region and in applications ranging from advanced medicine and  Digital Twins to the environment, climate change and best business practices

Yes. AAICE is an autonomous non-profit 501(c)(3) providing key governed by a board of  directors that represents the founding partners. It is located at the AUBiX Data Center in Auburn,  Alabama. 

AAICE compliments our regional tech ecosystem. AAICE consortium members will have  direct access to AI and ML capable supercomputers to conduct their research and development, educate and train students and introduce businesses to the current and future advantages of data  analytics through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.