Artificial Intelligence

Pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents, the institution will offer a bachelor’s degree in AI. The new program would be housed within the department of computer science and largely use existing staff.

Through town halls and online surveys, state officials are taking input from educators, students, families and community members to write an ethics statement on the use of AI in the classroom. It’s expected by June.

A new report from NASCIO explores the impact that generative artificial intelligence will have on state government tech employees, as states move independently with regulation and implementation.

A bill on the future of artificial intelligence in Connecticut is nearing its final form — a top priority of Democrats in the Senate — to focus on consumer protections and job creation with the evolving technology.

A panel of tech executives on Tuesday reflected on the speed of recent advances in artificial intelligence, the potential of the market and the need to focus on developing new tools responsibly.

Dr. Tom Ryan, a retired school CIO and Consortium for School Networking councilmember, received national recognition last week for a career of helping K-12 districts navigate technological challenges.

The senior director of emerging technologies at the nonprofit Digital Promise says using the word "hallucinations" risks inaccurately humanizing artificial intelligence. She recommends using the word "mistakes" instead.

According to a survey of 1,020 teachers and district leaders conducted in fall 2023, 18 percent of them said they're regularly using AI-powered tools, and the number was highest among English and social studies teachers.

Education leaders from across the U.S. led a webinar at the annual ASU+GSV Summit on Monday to explain how school districts have started to embrace generative AI, worrying less about cheating and more about learning.

Congress has many technology policy issues to handle this session. But both chambers will be in session only around 50 days before the Nov. 5 election — so states are enacting their own laws to fill the void.

A study by anti-plagiarism platform developer Turnitin, which reviewed over 200 million student papers worldwide since April 2023, found that over 22 million of them used AI to generate at least 20 percent of the writing.

Ed tech has been in a constant state of upheaval since 2020, first because of remote learning and now artificial intelligence. These technologies aren't going away, but they're also not solving all of education's problems.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has unveiled its newest supercomputer, which officials say will accelerate how they integrate artificial intelligence into both national security work and scientific research.

The report shows just how much the possibilities of AI, and very real worries, have come to the fore since OpenAI launched its ChatGPT chatbot that sent the artificial intelligence industry into overdrive.

The technology works by using cameras to take pictures of the houses along garbage truck routes, and artificial intelligence is then used to analyze the pictures and detect code violations.

The Consortium for School Networking at its annual conference last week announced two free assessment tools for K-12 districts: a questionnaire to assess an ed-tech vendor’s data risks, and a rubric on AI readiness.

A proposed piece of legislation would have the Connecticut State Department of Education select an AI tool for educators and students to use, and create a professional learning program to teach them how to use it.

As schools and universities make more use of artificial intelligence-driven tools, some ed-tech developers are seeking input from educators and implementing policies related to ethical use and data privacy.