Artificial Intelligence

PennWest is one of five state system colleges in an expanded partnership with the Google AI for Education Accelerator, which will provide free access to self-paced, online AI training.

A historically Black university in Louisiana renamed their top IT role the chief experience and digital strategy officer, aiming to encompass student experience, digital strategy and institutional planning.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation has announced four operators to lead its International Landing Pad Network, which aims to attract international technology and AI business.

Austin Public Schools in Minnesota launched a technology advisory committee, started training staff on how AI works and when it's useful, and partnered with Common Sense Media to teach students best practices.

Ohio’s AI-specific regulatory proposal, Senate Bill 163, has accrued some support from across the aisle and strong advocacy from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the state's top law enforcement official.

The city has installed 69 security camera units and 21 more are on the way. Their AI capabilities, however, will not be utilized, Mayor Bill Collins said recently, indicating they are an investigative tool for police.

Scientists and students at the University of Colorado Boulder developed an AI tool to analyze and detect predatory, illegitimate scientific journals that post anything and do not adhere to the peer review process.

The AI company Anthropic has convened two former university presidents, three campus technology leaders and the president of an education nonprofit for an advisory group to inform the company's education-focused tools.

Officials have deployed urban service robots to inspect sidewalk accessibility, in order to take an informed approach to improvements; the project is part of the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act self-evaluation.

The latest annual report by the State Educational Technology Directors Association highlights AI’s growth alongside gaps in funding, teacher support and cybersecurity.

Gov. Jeff Landry has written U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, asking if remaining Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment grant money could go to “state-led initiatives” in artificial intelligence and elsewhere.

OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, says it will roll out parental controls in October. When that happens, school officials such as family coordinators may be needed to help parents understand and use them.

Professors at Central Connecticut State University worry that reliance on artificial intelligence tools is already changing student behavior — less thinking abstractly, less engagement and potential cognitive decline.

In the first meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education, officials and ed-tech leaders emphasized AI literacy, workforce training and public-private partnerships as central to U.S. competitiveness.

The new plan includes revised policy informed by the nearly 40 AI pilot projects already underway. The city will also be hiring a new AI leadership position to implement the updated plan.

Commissioners have called for a moratorium on data center development in the city – recommending it to the Board of Aldermen. The city’s mayor said she is supportive of a temporary pause.

The city’s series will offer community members training about AI, data privacy, and other digital skills through hands-on learning opportunities. The first workshop is scheduled to be held Oct. 8.

Funded in partnership with the Bank of New York Mellon, the BNY AI Lab will support faculty-led research and comprehensive multi-disciplinary projects as well as mentoring and internship opportunities for students.