Artificial Intelligence

The town has opted for a cyber recovery vault, along with machine learning and artificial intelligence tools, to streamline its recovery in case of a cyber attack. The move also stems the tide of ad hoc IT implimentations.

After two years of legal proceedings, Clearview AI agreed this week to limit the sale of its facial recognition software to government agencies as part of a settlement reached with the American Civil Liberties Union.

The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is made up of about 140 organizations, which includes more than 90 commercial robotics businesses, securing the region as a central hub for robotics research and development.

With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and battling the blazes could soon have a new tool to add to their arsenal.

With help from the nonprofit CS is Elementary, Ector County Independent School District in Texas is hosting a series of webinars to teach families about being safe on social media, Zoom calls and other digital spaces.

This week, the “In Case You Missed It” crew talks about weapon detection in light of the New York subway shooting and the Center for Digital Government’s Teri Takai gives an overview of the Government Experience Awards.

The newly appointed 27 members will advise the federal government on AI topics like competitiveness, equity and use by law enforcement. EqualAI’s Miriam Vogel will chair the group; Google’s James Manyika is vice chair.

The Jefferson County Public Library has unveiled what it believes to be a national first: a "ghost library." Residents can access the library if they obtain a library card and pin number.

The money will go toward a $200 million project to create a supercomputing center, add artificial intelligence to every curriculum and return SUNY Polytechnic's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to UAlbany.

L.A. Metro bucked digital privacy concerns when it turned to technology to monitor and enforce dedicated bus lane rules. The move is a win that places the rights of bus riders above the privacy of offenders.

In 2019, California banned the use of facial recognition in police cameras. That law, however, is set to expire at the end of 2022. The state should consider extending the ban based on the tech’s limitations.

This week, State of Place Founder and CEO Mariela Alfonzo, with a Ph.D. in urban planning, answers the “In Case You Missed It” crew’s questions on urban design, spatial justice and how our environment impacts our lives.

The university's new vice president for research and economic development sees artificial intelligence as foundational to many fields and wants it to be incorporated into both research and basic studies.

With evidence that algorithms can treat people unequally, society must question why that is. Research into equity and algorithms indicates that no algorithm can mathematically fulfill all notions of fairness.

Many food delivery robots aren't autonomous in the purest sense and require a human superviser and driver. Delivery robot startups like Coco are benefiting from a relatively untapped workforce: Generation Z.

The brain implant, which was co-developed by a Carnegie Mellon University professor, was tested in four Australian patients for a year and proved successful. A U.S. trial is approaching.

For five years, the Transportation Security Administration has tested facial recognition technology at select airports as a method to automate identity verification at checkpoints.

Two platforms are offering another layer of security in the voting process; one offers voters real-time alerts if registration information changes, while another flags unusual patterns of record updates for election officials.