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In the education space, quantum computing could usher in an entirely new generation of customized AI tutoring, though it could also dehumanize the learning process or exacerbate inequalities. -
Researchers are developing an AI algorithm to control a building’s heating, air conditioning, ventilation, window shades and other operations to balance energy efficiency with comfort, sans human input.
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JB Holston, the University of Denver's former dean of engineering and computer science, praised Colorado's quantum tech hub and said he hopes to promote the state's major research universities and technical colleges.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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A new publication from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, a not-for-profit technical assistance firm, promotes local certificate and degree programs to students interested in manufacturing.
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A partnership between two IT companies will enable the California state financial aid agency to answer requests in real time and speed the distribution of aid money to California State University students.
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A handful of schools in the Norwalk area will join three other regional schools currently enrolled in the Verizon Innovative Learning program, which will provide free Chromebooks and data plans to students and staff.
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Spurred by growing public concern over data privacy, some of which is supported by nonprofit research, Tutor.com and other ed-tech companies have come under the microscope by state and federal leaders.
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The university is expanding its partnership with a nonprofit to provide low-income students with courses in computer science and computer information systems that are meant to answer needs of employers in the industry.
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The Texas Innovation Consortium Fund, set up at the University of Texas at Dallas, aims to build workforce training programs and attract public and private investment in the state.
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A recent series of roundtable discussions hosted by a University of Northern Iowa professor offered insight into the challenges of artificial intelligence currently playing out in classrooms, workplaces and statehouses.
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As many schools have already banned cellphone use during class, governors and legislators in at least half a dozen states are pushing their schools to follow suit — through persuasion or by law.
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While new artificial intelligence technologies could be used for nefarious purposes such as creating more convincing phishing attacks, experts say the technology might also automate and strengthen IT security protocols.
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President and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending says the for-profit online university will hurt the reputation of Idaho’s flagship university and bring legal and financial risk to the state.
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Students are taking an all-digital version of the SAT this spring while universities are taking varying stances on its role in admissions: some don't accept SAT scores, for some it is optional, and other are reinstating requirements.
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Four months after a similar ballot measure narrowly failed, Duluth School District is asking voters to approve $5.2 million in taxes annually over 10 years for technology, cybersecurity and learning.
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The acquisition is part of Accenture's new program to provide workforce training to its clients in various in-demand technology fields relating to data science and artificial intelligence.
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Pixevety's child privacy platform to help schools manage image galleries that contain students is compliant with strict European Union privacy laws that define personal data, accountability measures and security requirements.
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Some universities have wholeheartedly embraced the technology, such as the University of Pennsylvania, which now offers an AI degree. Others like Penn State and Duquesne University leave it to the professors' discretion.
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The Hawai'i State Department of Education has flagged the fire-alarm systems at 15 of the state's 264 schools as inoperable and needing replacement — a concern in the wake of last summer's wildfires on Maui.
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Starting this fall, incoming students will have to take a class in digital literacy, defined as the ability to use technology to find information, evaluate sources, create content and communicate with others effectively.
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From the SolarWinds hack to the more recent, serious disruptions of Microsoft and Change Healthcare, cyber attacks on industries that do business with universities create vulnerable points of entry for cyber criminals.
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