Artificial Intelligence
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Construction on the facility in eastern Independence is set to start this summer and represents “a major, major investment,” a council person said. Work is expected to continue for three to five years. -
"Chief" has long been included in government job titles, particularly in IT. But as organizations have evolved, the lines between what each chief does have blurred. AI has only made the issue more pressing.
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Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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Iowa teachers are using artificial intelligence to draft emails, write individual educational plans and create rubrics, and they recommend students use it to check their work and come up with extra practice problems.
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AI is emerging as a critical tool to sort through record-breaking amounts of digital evidence in the fight against the online exploitation of children and teens.
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In a housing-starved market like the Bay Area, some property developers are turning to the promise of AI, hoping to cut down on design and building time and save money in the process.
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Associate Professor Shiqi Zhang and two of his students say the cost, efficiency and accessibility of artificial intelligence-powered seeing-eye assistants could improve quality of life for the hearing-impaired.
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Asked how they think artificial intelligence will their industry, several university administrators in Ohio said students are already using it, it's likely to transform a lot of jobs and will allow for more flexibility.
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Jim Schweizer, lead artificial intelligence researcher for Global Data Sciences Inc., has called on the city of Aurora, Ill., to develop an AI action plan, similar to what New York City unveiled in October.
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Mark DiMauro, an assistant professor of digital humanities at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, used AI to mimic the authorial voice of Sophocles and fill gaps in one of his imperfectly preserved works.
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Cheating at one school prompted teachers and administrators to form a committee, and some educators who tolerated text-based AI this year have become more wary of the advantage it gives dishonest students.
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Researchers at a private university in Atlanta, Georgia, are using artificial intelligence to make predictions about patient health outcomes concerning numerous diseases, including breast cancer and diabetes.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has earmarked $9 million for new master’s degree programs in West Virginia, Arizona, Florida and South Dakota. The programs will launch in the fall of 2025.
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One of the only two states to provide schools with official guidance on artificial intelligence so far, Oregon published an explainer on its website with tips, definitions, references and links to helpful resources.
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Finance automation, powered by artificial intelligence technology, is helping to save Mt. Lebanon, Pa., a significant amount of time and is simplifying the accounts payable process.
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President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence is setting up a tug of war between those who fear agencies empowered under it will overstep their bounds and those who worry the government won’t do enough.
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Former teacher and ed-tech consultant Monica Burns sees a wide-open future for education innovation with artificial intelligence, but she advises teachers to stay current with their capabilities and limitations.
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The National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, is harnessing AI to help young children with special needs.
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The city of Seattle has announced the release of its Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy, which aims to align with the executive order on AI that was signed last week by President Joe Biden.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced it is seeking participants to be part of a new consortium focused on developing evaluation methods for artificial intelligence systems.
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A free AI-powered tool from the Journalistic Learning Initiative and Playlab Education Inc. is designed to instill in middle and high school students high standards for interviewing, fact-checking and reporting.
