Artificial Intelligence

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.

The Schenectady County facility was opened alongside GE Vernova's announcement of 75 new jobs and was supported by nearly $10 million in state tax credits.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Melissa Manno, Education Reporter at New York Focus, about a humanoid robot teaching assistant coming to a rural NY District classroom.

There have been many discussions about the technical underpinnings of Artificial Intelligence. Today we talk about the ethics and philosophy of AI with Dr. Alessandra Buccella, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University at Albany. Ray Graf hosts.

During a stop in Burlington Monday, Congresswoman Becca Balint discussed several issues including the need to place guardrails on AI imaging to protect individuals’ rights.