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Building an innovation ecosystem for the next century

MIT Technology Review - AI
Jul 8, 2025 14:00
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The article highlights Michigan's longstanding tradition of innovation, from automotive manufacturing to major scientific breakthroughs, and emphasizes its potential to lead in emerging fields like AI. By leveraging its rich industrial and research heritage, Michigan is positioned to foster a robust ecosystem that could drive advancements in artificial intelligence and related technologies.

Michigan may be best known as the birthplace of the American auto industry, but its innovation legacy runs far deeper, and its future is poised to be even broader. From creating the world’s largest airport factory during World War II at Willow Run to establishing the first successful polio vaccine trials in Ann Arbor to…
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