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A private university in New York aims to integrate recent AI initiatives into a cohesive center for education and research, offering different degrees and integrating AI into various fields from healthcare to business. -
The public safety tech supplier says the project, focused on emergency response, involves much more than algorithms. Motorola Solutions recently bought a company that uses AI to sort non-emergency 911 calls.
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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s new AI tool aims to help answer eligibility questions from the state’s Medicaid program members to reduce wait times and expand access to information.
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A public community college in California will soon offer half a dozen new AI-focused credentials and an associate degree that covers the basics of AI, with a focus on responsible AI development and ethical practice.
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Most Michigan voters don’t want a data center in their backyard. But that opposition softens with safeguards in place, like a guarantee that the power-hungry facilities won’t hike electric rates.
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Harvard Business School found that women are adopting AI tools at 25 percent lower rate than men. Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says mentorships and clearer AI policies have roles to play in changing that.
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The Indiana Office of the Secretary of State is leveraging AI to improve efficient service delivery. This includes the recent launch of a financial literacy program and a new phase of the notary education platform.
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Law students at the University of California, Berkeley, will no longer be allowed to use AI for most class assignments and exams, after professors kept finding misrepresented or non-existent cases cited in their work.
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The legislation comes as Michigan and other states begin to dive into AI regulation, and as the data centers that help them run continue to dominate the public conversation during an election year.
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At the NASCIO Midyear Conference, Georgia CIO Shawnzia Thomas described how the state is approaching AI leadership and literacy, making sure everyone has the tools they need and the skills to use them.
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A tech industry executive from Palo Alto Networks offers a preview of how emerging AI models will soon disrupt the security landscape.
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The city and the chamber of commerce, along with workforce, business and education folk, are planning the Haverhill AI Summit in June. It is intended to help attendees become aware of and prep for AI.
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City commissioners in Harlingen, Texas, are setting a 120-day moratorium on applications for data center projects as they study their impacts on the community, its natural resources, and the environment.
