Michigan

The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is now using an artificial intelligence system to respond to some calls that come in through a non-emergency line.

The time it takes the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to respond to calls for police service will slow in the foreseeable future as budget cuts eliminate six deputy positions.

The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is seeking official approval to purchase 62 new Taser 10 devices for use by patrol officers at a total cost of $289,721.

State officials said the legislation will allow school buses to be equipped with cameras to track violations for failure to stop, putting money from such violations back into the school districts.

A $100 million grant for a University of Michigan supercomputing and artificial intelligence lab, set up in partnership with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is expected to create 200 jobs over 10 years.

The national laboratory most famous for developing the atomic bomb will work with the university on national security AI challenges and multidisciplinary research projects involving high-performance computing.

One of the projects is $40 million to renovate the Dearborn campus’ computer and information science building to update infrastructure, as well as building a small addition to aid the program, documents show.

If successful, the proposed project is intended to disseminate information to motorists using connected and autonomous vehicles about everything from traffic conditions to road obstructions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a pilot program in Michigan with tech startup Syncurrent. The project will provide six rural communities with AI-powered tools to secure critical grant funding.

A company helping the Traverse City local government offices deal with a recent cyber attack will help the city split off its computer network from one it shares with Grand Traverse County.

Through an initiative called the Michigan Electric Vehicle Jobs Academy, state leaders reviewed 400 courses at community colleges across Michigan to ensure they meet employer needs for a workforce that can build EVs.

Michigan lawmakers have approved a bill that exempts data centers which make at least $250 million in capital investment from sales and uses taxes on equipment through at least 2050.

The online education nonprofit Michigan Virtual has partnered with Stride Tutoring to offer remote academic support for students in 700 school districts as part of a statewide push to reverse pandemic learning loss.

As Michigan invests in thermal cameras to reduce bus collisions, a Government Technology analysis reveals the extent to which low light and adverse weather may contribute to these incidents.

The University of Michigan devoted considerable resources to proprietary generative AI tools. Next month it will launch a public-facing chatbot to connect prospective college students with funding opportunities.

Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are working with business leaders on a plan to help small to medium-sized automotive manufacturers transition to the electric vehicle market.

Michigan as a state may eventually play a key role in developing new technologies to capture carbon emissions and store the planet-warming gasses deep underground.

The app provides personalized recommendations for eating fish from lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, from inland lakes in northern Michigan and northern Minnesota, and store-bought fish.