Artificial Intelligence

One concern is that money that could have been diverted to supporting the goals of the executive order — as well as many people with expertise in the subject — are being cut from the federal government.

Spreading artificial intelligence-crafted fakes of a political candidate during an election could lead to civil penalties of up to $250,000 a day under the new legislation.

The contest pooled questions in a variety of disciplines and asked students to answer them solely using AI. The responses could reveal which kinds of assignments are better protected against unsanctioned AI use.

Salt Lake City and Minneapolis are saving yearly staff hours and simplifying processes with an artificial intelligence-powered cloud-based work management tool. It’s helping reshape two familiar areas of municipal need.

As generative artificial intelligence develops, new terms and emerging threats are grabbing headlines regarding cyber threats to enterprises.

The nonprofit National Writing Project and online writing platform NoRedInk are starting an online information-sharing community and offering free webinars for educators on the impact of AI on writing instruction.

An exec at Duquesne Light Co., which provides electricity to the city, cautioned state public utility commissioners that data centers’ “extreme energy demands” could cost other customers.

A law signed Wednesday by Gov. Kelly Armstrong looks to reform the “prior authorization” process for patients. It sets deadlines for that process to be made by a doctor, not AI or insurance companies.

The State Bar has petitioned the court to adjust hundreds of test scores due to technical problems, and the court is demanding answers from the State Bar about how and why it used AI to develop exam questions.

Education leaders said the order creates important momentum, but they expressed concerns about sustainable funding and whether ed-tech leaders will have a seat at the table to help shape the directive’s initiatives.

The State Bar of California stirred some controversy when it disclosed that some questions on this year's exam were developed with the assistance of AI by ACS Ventures, the State Bar's independent psychometrician.

Money from the Oregon CHIPS Act, a package of legislation from 2023, will help Oregon colleges and universities hire artificial intelligence faculty and technical experts.

The university's pilot program, which will use virtual teaching assistants to explain course concepts to students and guide them through problems, will contribute to a study on virtual TAs working across 26 campuses.

The $11 billion data center campus going up outside of Northwest Indiana will have a 2,250-megawatt capacity. It will be able to use as much electricity as 1.5 million households, or up to half the households in the state.

The proposed legislation, a bipartisan proposal, would create a certification system offering tax incentives to entities that build data centers. Critics worry about lost revenue and power demands.

The government technology heavyweight has bought ePermitHub. That company’s technology will help Accela customers further streamline and automate public agency permitting tasks, including via the use of AI.

The technology of refrigeration changed not just what and how we eat, but also the economy, international trade and even the atmosphere. When educators teach students about AI, they need to think beyond computers.

A new Communications and Technology Committee in the House will play a part in reviewing most artificial intelligence-related proposals. Legislators have set a series of policy hearings in which to hear from AI leaders.