Bring one challenge
Start with work that is slow, confusing, repetitive, or difficult.
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The Mississippi AI Agency
Turn a real challenge into a responsible AI project.
A learn-by-building program where Mississippi organizations work with AI-trained university students—and leave with something practical.
No technical background required. Start with the work you want to improve.
A practical project path
Build a bounded proof
A student team tests one useful idea with clear safeguards and success measures.
Meet Experts on Roster
When the work is ready, connect with the right entrepreneurship, research, workforce, or technical support.
Workshops and project support
Start with work you want to improve.
Tell us what your organization is trying to accomplish, where the work gets stuck, and who would benefit. You do not need an AI idea or technical plan. We will help you choose a useful next step—whether that is a workshop, a small proof of concept, or a connection to another trusted resource.
MyKinzi RoyAI Collaborative Program Manager
Trey BrownCenter for Innovation Fellow Manager
Workshops coming soonJoin us at CIEED or online via Zoom.
Upcoming dates and registration details will appear here. Sessions will be offered at Jackson State University’s Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CIEED) and online via Zoom for participants across Mississippi.
Ask for workshop updatesStudent opportunitiesExperts on Roster
A project should open the right door.
When a concept is ready for its next step, Experts on Roster connect participants with Mississippi’s entrepreneurship, research, workforce, and technical-support infrastructure.
Connect with Experts on Roster →Partner organizations first
Find the organization equipped for the next step.
Each card names the organization, the support it can provide, and the people MAIC has partnered with through that organization.
Lead startup ecosystem partner
Innovate Mississippi
Coaching and connections for technology entrepreneurs—from problem and market validation through mentors, service providers, investor readiness, and capital pathways.
Explore entrepreneur support ↗People MAIC has partnered with
David CollinsManagement Consultant · Entrepreneurial Development
Business counseling across Mississippi
Mississippi SBDC Network
Confidential counseling, practical training, and regional support for entrepreneurs and small businesses at every stage.
Find SBDC support ↗People MAIC has partnered with
Jarita Frazier KingCenter Director · Mississippi SBDC at Alcorn State University
Women entrepreneurs
Women’s Business Center at Jackson State University
Training, counseling, technical assistance, and mentoring for women who are starting and growing businesses in Mississippi.
Visit the Women’s Business Center ↗People MAIC has partnered with
Sydney BrownDirector · Women’s Business Center at JSU
Experts on Roster are matched to the project, stage of work, location, and support needed.
The Agency experience
A clear path from “what if?” to “what next?”
You bring the context. The team helps turn it into a bounded, testable project. Every stage produces something you can use after the program ends.
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Share the challenge
Name one task that is slow, confusing, repetitive, or difficult for the people you serve.
You leave with: a problem brief - 02
Set the boundaries
Agree on success, privacy, available information, risks, and who owns the final decision.
You leave with: a safe project scope - 03
Build and test
Work with a student team on a limited proof of concept, then test it against realistic scenarios.
You leave with: evidence, not hype - 04
Decide the next move
Review what worked, what failed, and whether to stop, refine, or prepare a governed pilot.
You leave with: a handoff plan
Built with public purpose
State investment. National support. Mississippi leadership.
The AI Agency receives State of Mississippi support through AWS as well as NSF support. It also grows within the Mississippi AI Collaborative’s nationally recognized work with data.org and Microsoft—bringing public, university, philanthropic, and industry investment into practical opportunity for Mississippi.
State + AWSSupport for applied innovation and proof-of-concept work
National Science FoundationResearch translation, commercialization, and capacity building
data.org + MicrosoftGenerative-AI skills, apprenticeship, and inclusive access
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