Emerging Tech

The Port Westward Industrial Park in Columbia County has been at the center of a controversial renewable fuel project that faces scrutiny from communities who say they will be left to pick up the pieces of a failed operation.

Learn how local governments are using self-service to reduce the drain on IT resources, improve communication and provide a better digital experience for citizens.

Iowa's public universities are issuing guidance, forming committees, crafting assignments and churning out research on how best to take advantage of ChatGPT and how to guard against its limitations and potential harms.

Two years after the launch of Houston’s ShotSpotter program, critics say the benefits are outweighed by the $3.5 million price tag. To date, 99 arrests have been made as a result and 107 guns have been seized.

The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. is looking to convert its existing 400-seat, 59-foot ferry from diesel power to electric propulsion in 2024 through a partnership with Green Yachts company and Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

The advanced drones used by the team in James City County can provide officers with a bird’s-eye view of everything from crime scenes and traffic pursuits to help searches for missing persons.

The viral technology sensation has taken the Internet by storm, raising questions about how the artificial intelligence platform works and whether or not it could replace human ideas and creations.

Some students thought it was callous of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to use ChatGPT to write an email about community and understanding in the wake of a shooting at Michigan State University.

From executives to professors, staff at UNL see enormous innovative potential, complications for their own work and the possibility of negative long-term effects as they contemplate the inevitable roles of AI chatbots.

Initial human-to-AI chatbot interactions have been less than perfect, with the technology going as far as voicing its displeasure with human users. But the technology is likely to get a whole lot more useful as things progress.

A 27-pound "dog" is Heartland Community College's latest tool to get, and keep, young people in classes there interested in career and technical education.

An AI detection company and a higher ed software company are collaborating on an AI text detector that can scan thousands of student assignments across an institution's entire teaching and learning ecosystem.

The plan to use ChatGPT to assist with search engine queries for a select group of users has run into some problems – the disposition of the AI being one of them. Users are reporting incorrect information and attitude.

Several balloons — two of which were shot down over North America — have certainly strained international relations, but you might not have guessed that there are a host of non-spy-related uses for the old-school tech.

New software is allowing officers to listen to 911 calls and saving precious time when responding to emergencies or crime. The technology removes the delays associated with passing information from dispatchers to officers.

Artificial intelligence's potential in the public sector has grown exponentially, as have questions around appropriate guardrails. We interviewed the ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI to see what it had to say.

Educators acknowledge that writing is thinking, and therefore remains an indispensable skill, and college admissions staff may rely on unscripted interviews, short videos and proctored writing samples in lieu of essays.

SpaceX ignited a record 31 rocket engines from South Texas all on Thursday, moving the company one more step closer to launching its behemoth Super Heavy rocket for the first time.