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Chico State’s 2026-27 Book in Common to Tackle Artificial Intelligence

Chico State has selected "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want" by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna as its 2026-27 Book in Common. This significant choice reflects growing academic interest in artificial intelligence, with the book offering a critical examination of AI's functionality, rapid expansion, and its profound social, ethical, and environmental consequences. The program aims to spark campus-wide and community-wide dialogue on this pervasive technology.

Energy companies find variety of ways to use AI

May 09,26 | 01:41 EST

Panelists said AI is helping companies analyze permits, contracts and production data faster, but human judgment still matters most.

Code For America partners with Anthropic on AI tools for SNAP caseworkers

May 09,26 | 01:40 EST

Code for America plans to integrate Anthropic's Claude into SNAP caseworker tasks like reviewing eligibility documents and answering policy questions.

Word of the Week: Brain rot. Does use of artificial intelligence make students dumber?

May 09,26 | 01:39 EST

“Brain rot,” Oxford’s Word of the Year in 2024, refers to both the mental degradation from consuming too much unchallenging or trivial content online and to the content itself. Even though “brain rot” has been in current use only since the early 2000s, the earliest known example is in Thoreau’s 1854 book Walden: “While England endeavors to cure the potato-rot, will not any endeavor to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?”

Artificial Intelligence Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - May 9th

May 09,26 | 01:37 EST

Fluence Energy, Tempus AI, Hut 8, SoundHound AI, BigBear.ai, SentinelOne, and Upstart are the seven Artificial Intelligence stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Artificial intelligence stocks are shares of companies that develop, manufacture, or heavily use AI technologies in their products, services, or operations. For stock market investors, the term usually refers to companies seen as likely to benefit from the growth of AI, such as those involved in semiconductors, cloud computing, software, data infrastructure, and automation. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Artificial Intelligence stocks within the last several days.

Before you let AI handle your legal problems, here's what you should consider

May 09,26 | 01:36 EST

AI tools are fast, often free and available instantly. But legal experts warn that relying on artificial intelligence instead of a licensed attorney can come with serious risks.

Off the Charts: Artificial Intelligence in Modern Medicine

May 09,26 | 01:35 EST

Artificial intelligence (AI) has profoundly integrated into daily routines, from voice assistants to navigation. Its transformative impact extends to the healthcare sector, where advanced algorithms are revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment planning, robotic surgical procedures, medical imaging, and personalized prosthetics. While these advancements hold immense promise for improving patient care, they simultaneously introduce critical considerations regarding data consistency, ethical implications, and ensuring equitable accessibility to these technologies.

Surveying Teachers on Artificial Intelligence

May 09,26 | 01:33 EST

We're observing cooling enthusiasm for AI among Gen Z, and seeing decreasing teacher support for AI in the classroom in our polling.

AI: Artificial intelligence Review Part 9

May 09,26 | 01:31 EST

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