Artificial Intelligence

Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses several issues including the role of A-I in the congressional campaign

As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in daily life, many workers worry about what it might mean for their jobs and the future of the workforce. WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with State University of New York Chancellor John King Jr. about how the institution is preparing students to handle AI-driven changes.

With the midterm elections looming, questions around the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence industry are on voters' minds.

Tuesday was the first day of school in the Poughkeepsie Central School District. Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Elias Guerra asked families how the day went.

One of the biggest school districts in the Northeast is embracing an AI tool designed to tackle attendance and boost outreach with student families. It comes at a time when the district is still defining its approach to artificial intelligence.

We may ask chatbots tons of questions, speak to digital assistants, and use translation apps. Because the answers appear so quickly, we usually don't think about where the work happens.

To avoid costly power outages that can come from downed trees disrupting lines, the company spends lots of time working on how to prevent outages in the first place. That includes using artificial intelligence.

The retreat was billed as Chat GPT Summer Club. It was held at Wildflower Farms in Gardiner, where cabins are priced at well over a thousand dollars per night. Wildflower Farms confirmed that it hosted the retreat but did not comment further.

A Western New York school district has halted its plans to place a humanoid robot in a classroom after a New York Focus report on the plan sparked fierce debate over the use of artificial intelligence in schools and backlash from local parents.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about a state department's concerns about the use of robots in New York classrooms.