Artificial Intelligence
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An executive order from the governor of the Show Me State calls for the development of a strategic framework to advance AI technology and related infrastructure, addressing workforce development and data centers. -
The Kansas City Council is beginning to rethink the city’s approach to future data center construction while striving to learn more about the booming industry’s impact locally.
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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.
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The rise of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology is prompting a legislative response in the Bluegrass State. Lawmakers there have introduced a bill aimed at stiffening penalties for misuse of the technologies.
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Visual gun detection software will be layered on the city’s existing security camera system. If an illegally brandished gun is identified, images will instantly be shared with a specialized group of experts for further action.
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The level of concern is consistent across partisan lines and rises to 57 percent among 18- to 34-year-olds. Americans older than 55 were less likely to express concern about AI affecting their work.
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There are many definitions of artificial intelligence, and it’s been embedded in software for years, but recent advances carry new potential to personalize education, tutor students and automate aspects of school operation.
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Some 12 percent of Houston’s workforce is at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence systems in the next five years, according to a recent study from a business research company.
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CIO Khaled Tawfik says the city is eyeing the possibility of one day using a generative AI that is specially tailored for city governments, and it is now looking to learn more before finalizing policies.
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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles fed GPT-3 a battery of tests, and it solved about 80 percent of given problems correctly, compared to just below 60 percent of the 40 undergrads who participated.
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Lawyers can run into trouble with generative AI, and a few courts have pushed back on its use. Others, however, see the tech as a time-saver. Deepfaked evidence, meanwhile, is a growing concern.
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According to a national survey of over 1,000 13- to 17-year-olds by research firm Big Village, 44 percent of them said they're likely to use AI to do their schoolwork for them, while 60 percent consider that cheating.
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A survey of students and educators at both high school and college levels found less then half of them think AI has had a positive impact on student learning, although educators seem more optimistic than students.
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Generative AI tools could potentially create videos for courthouse visitors or rewrite legal documents with accessible language to help people navigate the system. But the tool must be handled carefully.
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Addressing a recent conference for the STEM Leadership Alliance, Norwalk Public Schools Superintendent Alexandra Estrella emphasized the need to prepare students for a world in which AI will be part of daily life.
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Even some of the most stupendous potential impacts of AI on politics won’t be all bad, and we can draw some fairly straight lines between the current capabilities of AI tools and real-world outcomes.
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More than a quarter of surveyed workers in professional, scientific and technical services said AI will help more than hurt them. But lower-paid workers with limited contact with AI products are somewhat more wary.
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The nonprofit International Society for Technology in Education is developing Stretch, an AI chatbot intended to be factually reliable, by training it only on information created or approved by educators.
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The Legislature may be able to regulate some portions of artificial intelligence as its use increases, but some experts during a legislative committee hearing say it's unlikely lawmakers can stop it from proliferating.
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As some of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence game vow to adopt transparency and security measures, the White House is saying that those measures are only the first step in creating safeguards around the technology.
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The kind of computing power needed to keep artificial intelligence running is significant, leading some to ask whether the technology is capable of finding new innovations to balance it all out.
