Artificial Intelligence

The Ohio House is expected to vote Wednesday on House Bill 646, which would create a Data Center Study Commission to better understand how these projects affect local communities.

While AI tools can momentarily improve student performance, Stanford University researchers caution that those gains may not persist once the technology is removed — raising questions about whether the tools are supporting learning or substituting for it.

A one-year AI innovation fund in New York state will back dozens of projects at City University of New York campuses aimed at integrating AI into coursework, student services and research.

Fort Worth is now considering a tax break for Edged Data Centers, a subsidiary of sustainable infrastructure company Endeavour, for a data center to be developed near the city.

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana is offering a bachelor's degree in artificial intelligence, teaching students the technical foundations of AI as well as responsible applications across industries.

From mining video evidence to enabling real-time translation of public meetings to speeding up prescription renewals, state and local agencies are finding ways to put artificial intelligence to work.

A partnership between California Northstate University and MindHYVE.ai Inc. will integrate agentic AI to tailor coursework and upskill instructors. It’s the latest such initiative from a health science university.

The Capital District Transportation Authority, which serves six New York state counties, is looking to integrate green energy buses, and is exploring AI-enabled cameras to identify maintenance needs.

A Bay Area school district recently formalized rules around acceptable AI use. Prohibited uses include making or distributing harmful content, sharing confidential information, and violating academic-honesty policies.

From agentic AI help-desk assistants to cybersecurity collaboration and smarter trash routes, Raleigh CIO Mark Wittenburg explains how the city is testing tech before scaling it citywide.

Negotiations have stalled over a state Senate proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on data center equipment. Gov. Abigail Spanberger raised the possibility of a data center electricity consumption tax.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has deployed a new system with artificial intelligence to answer calls that are not life-threatening emergencies. Those calls previously encountered some delays.

A private university in Nebraska will use $2 million from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education within the U.S. Department of Education to credential teachers via the online platform BloomBoard.

For this week’s 16th annual Doing Democracy Day in Colorado, high school students were invited to attend and talk to city councilmembers, business people, police officers and other area leaders.

Allentown schools in Pennsylvania have deployed an AI chatbot for students, a specialized AI track at Bridgeview Academy, a summer student AI institute at DeSales University, and expanded staff professional development.

A technology partnership is enabling paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use an app to dispense correct dosages to patients. Responders enter a person’s weight and the app calculates their dose.

A new major at the university will emphasize fluency across programming languages and artificial intelligence paradigms, as well as how AI intersects with law, society and ethics.

Jeff Cook, an expert on gov tech investment, lays out his thoughts on how AI will shake up the market — including possibly altering our understanding of what kinds of business are included in it.