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.
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. Barr, Goodnight, and Sall worked together in North Carolina State University's agricultural department to create the SAS software system.
The company develops software used for generative artificial intelligence and natural language processing.