Opinion

Safeguards to AI’s development and use in Colorado must be drafted with surgical precision — enough to address concerns effectively without smothering the technology in the state.

The information the cameras collect will be sent to Dallas’ code compliance office for independent review — by a human being rather than a computer, a city spokesperson has said.

Amid so many technology tools designed to solve problems and augment or supplant human labor, university IT departments should not lose sight of the importance of a human touch in customer service.

ERP modernization is not just a software upgrade but a costly institutionwide endeavor. Universities that get it right are those that talk to people early, show them what will change, then listen to feedback.

Some Texas parents are in an uproar at the idea their child wouldn’t have cellphone access at school, but the editorial board of the Weatherford Texas Democrat argues that their anger is misplaced, and unwarranted.

Smartphones and the COVID-19 pandemic certainly didn't help, but when students receive their primary learning through apps and websites, they risk shortened attention spans and cognitive and behavioral declines.

Purpose-built AI learning platforms that don’t give students the answer, as opposed to tools that allow for direct answer generation like ChatGPT, are the way to avoid making students utterly dependent upon AI.

Colleges and universities know they need to get students comfortable with using artificial intelligence tools, but discussions should focus more on people and pedagogy than rules, regulations and specific brands.

Supporting cutting-edge research at colleges and universities — even, or especially, in its earliest stages, before anyone can know for sure what will come of it — has been paying dividends for society for generations.

AI models are trained to optimize outputs, but in educating children, the process is the point. If we assess children only in terms of what can be “trained,” we repeat the mistake of emphasizing output over experience.

There are conflicting studies on the impacts of AI on education so far, and the outcome of the newly announced AI academy led by OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthropic will depend on what and how it teaches.

The federal government gutting university research funding reverses tradition that has served the U.S. well since World War II, and it's especially senseless in the face of AI, cybersecurity, nuclear and other technologies.

The capacity of learning analytics platforms to collect troves of student data makes them both institutional necessities and liabilities. A handful of best practices can help colleges and universities keep them secure.

In glossy AI advertisements bought by the billions of dollars tech companies are making off schools, the classroom is portrayed as a student-centered, personalized learning space. But is that truly what AI is creating?

There are pros and cons to homework, and school districts will have to decide their own stances on it. But teaching and expecting ethical responsibility from students should be a requirement at all educational institutions.

Amid all the possibilities and ethical questions raised by the growing trove of artificial intelligence tools at the disposal of professors and students, the technology's true impact will depend on how they use it.

Waymo, a leader in self-driving car technology, is currently seeking permission to roll out its AI-driven taxi in New York City, with a safety driver behind the wheel at all times.

Senate Republicans added a provision that would ban states from enforcing any laws their state legislatures may have passed that regulate artificial intelligence to President Trump’s tax and budget bill.