The growth of AI Avenue has perhaps no stronger champion than Joanna Doven, executive director of the newly created AI Strike Team, a working group of local stakeholders that are looking to close gaps and help make investments in the region’s AI sector come to life.

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the deal in Columbia County on Monday, saying at least 1,250 jobs will follow

New research shows the state is uniquely positioned to take on the AI boom as a global hub. Swift legislation is key to making it happen, lawmakers say.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept—it is here, accelerating from design to deployment and reshaping every layer of our economy. Like the industrial revolutions before it, this AI-driven transformation will determine which regions lead—and which are left behind. 

The region’s energy and know-how powered the Industrial Revolution. It’s following the same playbook now.

Several experts spoke to lawmakers in Pennsylvania about the potential of companies that develop and deploy AI to boost the region’s economy and bring new jobs to the state.

Future headquarters home of Hellbender AI Avenue in Pittsburgh facing south towards Google Pittsburgh’s headquarters

Carnegie Robotics’ AI powered dog, Spot, engages with attendees at the inaugural AI Horizons Summit held on Pittsburgh’s AI Avenue.

Acres of land near Carnegie Mellon University, The University of Pittsburgh and downtown Pittsburgh are transformed into a tech playground thanks to support from Pittsburgh’s foundation community and universities.

The Pittsburgh Business Times Reports on the Inaugural AI Horizons Summit