Emerging Tech

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.

A state Supreme Court justice is expected to issue an order sometime today confirming a fine of more than half a million dollars against a cryptocurrency mining company in Niagara Falls.

Ed-tech developers have released a slew of programs in recent weeks to detect AI-generated writing, hoping to address widespread concern among educators about students plagiarizing answers from AI chatbot programs.

The North Dakota University System is recruiting leaders and planning seminars to combat the negative effects of artificial intelligence and discuss the potential for further applications in curriculum development.

Like most schools, the University of Texas at San Antonio has yet to clearly define how students can use AI chatbots that can answer essay prompts and math problems, but professors hope the strategy isn't a simple ban.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday granted California-based Universal Hydrogen clearance to proceed with a first flight of its hydrogen-powered Dash-8-300 test airplane at Moses Lake.

Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and optimizing it for the classroom will require a careful accounting of its implications, both good and bad: for tutoring, assessments, data security and other functions.

Drones are playing an integral part in keeping birds away from dangerous power lines by placing robotic bird diverters on the lines. Some 1,500 new bird diverters have been launched to protect Atlantic City Electric infrastructure.

A lot has happened in the past 12 months regarding human microchip implants. Here’s your roundup of recent developments.

Cryptocurrency scams are increasing, with about 46,000 people reporting they've lost more than $1 billion, the Denver office of the FBI warns. Cryptocurrency can be both the investment and the payment in these scams.