Artificial Intelligence
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Amid an overall growth projection for the market of more than $160 billion, government IT leaders at the Beyond the Beltway conference confront a tough budget picture, with some seeing AI as part of the solution. -
If enacted, a bill that cleared its final Senate committee hurdle this week includes provisions for parent notifications and consent regarding instructional AI tools, as well as responsibilities for ed-tech vendors.
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Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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Half of teachers say they know a student who was disciplined or faced negative consequences for using — or being accused of using — generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to complete a classroom assignment.
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With more students using artificial intelligence for a variety of functions, it will be important to teach critical-thinking skills and encourage hands-on learning — especially in tech fields.
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Advocates and lawmakers across the political spectrum have agreed that the use of AI-generated deceptive ads poses risks to the democratic process. The trouble is figuring out where to draw the line on what constitutes deception.
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AI tools can be writing coaches, help teachers map out customized learning plans for English learners, and possibly help evaluate transcripts from immigrant students, but they have biases and limits to be aware of.
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A new task force formed by MetroLab is seeking to explore this question, doing so by including more than 45 local governments, alongside other public, academic and private-sector members.
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As teachers integrate generative artificial intelligence into lesson plans and subjects, doing so responsibly will mean teaching about the limitations and biases of such tools, and discouraging over-reliance on them.
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Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Tuesday charging the task force with studying artificial intelligence and recommending government actions to support ethical use of the rapidly evolving technology.
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A survey by Intelligent.com found that two-thirds of high school teachers and college instructors are rethinking their assignments, and three-quarters of those teachers are planning to require handwritten work.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will speak in the United Kingdom next month at a gathering focused on creating guardrails around artificial intelligence, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Arizona Chief Information Security Officer Ryan Murray sees two significant opportunities for artificial intelligence in cybersecurity.
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Nine months after initially banning ChatGPT, New York City Public Schools aim to work with national experts and school districts across the country to craft policy around the smart use of AI for teaching and learning.
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Joining the Center for Digital Education this fall as a Senior Fellow, Dr. Monica Goldson reflects on her time at Maryland’s second-largest district and stresses the importance of keeping up with AI and cybersecurity.
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This week, senators have proposed two bipartisan pieces of legislation that target the use of AI, one focused on advancing military use and the other focused on tackling the issue of identity fraud.
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While organizations and experts have tried to define artificial intelligence, there is no consensus on a single definition. That leaves individual states grappling with how to understand the technology so they can put rules in place.
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A pilot program at Georgia State University found that students who used an AI-powered teaching assistant got better grades, so researchers think these chatbots could be valuable for struggling students.
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Governments and political actors around the world, in democracies and autocracies, are using AI to generate texts, images and video to manipulate public opinion in their favor and automatically censor critical content.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill proposed by state Sen. Michelle Hinchey that makes it illegal to disseminate AI-generated explicit images or "deepfakes" of a person without their consent.
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A computer science industrial engineering student at West Virginia University is building GPTeacher, a classroom tool that guides students toward answers to problems by creating a series of gateways that they must solve.
