The Artificial Intelligence
Center of Excellence.

Building a bridge from St Pete to AI

Why it exists

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every layer of modern life. AICOE exists to build the civic, organizational, and human capacity needed for St. Petersburg to thrive in the age of AI.

Mission

to prepare St. Petersburg for the age of artificial intelligence through simulation, applied systems, public engagement, and institutional collaboration.

Built Differently

The principles below shape how AICOE researches, builds, and serves the community through AI.

We collect and train on hyper-local data.

We build durable structure that can hold long-term work.

We measure our success by civic benefit.

We treat artificial intelligence as civic infrastructure.

AICOE is a program of the St. Petersburg Foundation

Which builds capacity and philanthropic infrastructure, developed in partnership with the St. Petersburg Group and a broader network of civic and institutional partners. The St. Petersburg Group connects AICOE to the business and civic networks that make community-wide impact possible. AICOE programming reaches throughout St. Petersburg — and the door is open to organizations that want to help shape what this institution becomes. Its physical home will be at the St. Petersburg Science Center, where its labs, events, and public programs will welcome students, partners, Frontier Forum members and citizens.

Institutional approach

Simulation

Before implementation

Application

Before abstraction

Structure

Before scale

Civic benefit

over short-term novelty

Artificial intelligence is approached as infrastructure, not a trend.

Public responsibility

Artificial intelligence will affect the public whether the public is prepared or not.
AICOE exists to increase St. Petersburg’s ability to understand, evaluate, adapt to, and guide these changes deliberately.

Invest

For those committed to St. Petersburg's long-term AI readiness, Frontier Forum is where that conversation begins.

Partner

Institutions, agencies, and businesses can explore partnership with AICOE