Artificial Intelligence

Extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide. Fires are becoming more frequent, more intense, and larger. Rising global temperatures, warmer nighttime lows, and prolonged droughts are driving the trend, and it is only getting stronger.

With early voting already well underway and election day around the corner, seeing attack ads that are less than honest isn’t out of the ordinary. But, when the technology many rely on nowadays for quick factchecks and questions starts to give misinformation, that’s a different story.

AI-generated election content is becoming more realistic and prevalent ahead of midterm elections in New York and the entire U.S.

Bob Schneider, executive director of the New York State School Boards Association, talks AI in the classroom

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.