UConn Report: Applied AI Roadmap to Revive Connecticut Economy

A UConn CCEA brief reports Connecticut's median household income premium over the U.S. fell from about 36% around 1990 to about 18%, with employment up only about 3% since 1989. It urges the state to skip the AI platform layer and focus on application-layer strengths such as insurance, actuarial and defense AI.

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