On July 17, 2024, the University at Buffalo held a roundtable discussion, focusing on UB researchers' pioneering work using AI to address critical societal problems. UB was honored to welcome to campus SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.; New York State Senator Sean Ryan; New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes; Assemblymember Steven Otis, who chairs the Assembly Science and Technology Committee; members of the Assembly Science and Technology Committee; and a delegation of local and state lawmakers and elected officials.