Best of ROI 2024: State’s pursuit of AI development is our STEM story of the year

We wrote this sentence. And all the sentences in the 10 stories that are linked to below. (The occasional typo and infinitive split should have given that away.) Of course, these days, there’s no telling what has been produced by humans and what has been produced by artificial intelligence.

No one knows where all this is going, but Gov. Phil Murphy has made it his mission to keep New Jersey at the center of its development. That’s why the AI hub he helped launch at Princeton – the one that came with a global conference – is our STEM/AI story of the year.

Here are our Top Ten.

No. 10: The Human Side of AI

In inspirational keynote at NJAI Summit at Princeton, alum Brad Smith (a global leader in AI development at Microsoft) detailed the opportunities state has in AI— and the responsibilities that come with it.

Read it here.

No. 9: Edison – with Attitude

This year’s annual Thomas Edison Awards, a celebration of the state’s innovation ecosystem by the Research and Development Council, came with a nod to Jersey grit.

Read it all here.

No. 8: Can You Hear Me Now?

Nokia Bell Labs is working to bring 5G technology to the moon. Here’s a look at why these cutting-edge advancements in space technology are a good thing.

Read it here.

No. 7: A Venture Studio at NJIT

A look at the state’s seventh innovation center, part of a partnership between EDA and NJII/NJIT, and how it is aiming to accelerate and commercialize high-tech and information technology.

Read it here.

No. 6: Back to School

Gov. Phil Murphy is connecting the state to its centers of higher education to reinvigorate New Jersey as a leader in the startup community. Makes sense.

Read it here.

No. 5: Global Effort, Part 1: Murphy in Montreal

The governor told an audience at a Fintech conference in Canada that nations need to use technological innovation to chart a better path forward. ROI was there.

Read our report here.

No. 4: Global Effort, Part II: HMH’s Garrett Leading AI Discussion in Davos

Hackensack CEO Bob Garrett has a leading role in discussions of world leaders on how artificial intelligence will be used in health care. How cool is that?

Read it here.

No. 3: HELIX at Center of it all

The first tower of New Brunswick project, which will include medical school, translational research and hub for startups, is going up quickly. It will show how the state can come together to create transformative and innovative facility.

Read it here.

No. 2: CoreWeave to Kenilworth

Having leading AI company take 280K SF space at the NEST in Kenilworth, invest $1.2 billion at facility, was a huge win for the state – and the Onyx Equities-owned campus

We broke this story. Read it here.

No.1: AI Summit in Princeton

Princeton President Chris Eisgruber and Gov. Phil Murphy said the NJAI Summit was leap into the unknown – but exactly the right thing to do.

Read about it here.