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SAS Institute

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SAS Institute (pronounced "sass") is an American software company in Cary, North Carolina. The company makes a software system that is also called "SAS". It is used for machine learning, artificial intelligence and data management.[1]

The name "SAS" is short for "Statistical Analysis System". James Goodnight, Anthony James Barr, John Sall and Jane Helwig founded SAS Institute in 1976 to distribute the SAS software.[2] Barr, Goodnight, and Sall worked together in North Carolina State University's agricultural department to create the SAS software system.[3][4]

The company develops software used for generative artificial intelligence and natural language processing.[5]

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  1. "How SAS continues to grow". Inc.
  2. "Statistical Training and Research: The University of North Carolina System". International Statistical Review.
  3. "SAS". News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. Strength in numbers. p. 177.
  5. "SAS Announces $1 Billion Investment In AI". Forbes.