Guest Editorial: A.I. is a public resource. You should own half of it.

The future of A.I. and the fate of humanity must not be decided behind closed doors in Silicon Valley.

Lincoln students perform musical about impacts of social media

Students wrote the script and lyrics, choreographed the show, and designed the set and costumes.

College students develop AI teaching assistant

TA-EDU is intended to support students’ learning and use AI in a way that adheres to the college’s Honor Code.

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to halt data center production

The progressive lawmakers announced a new bill on Wednesday that would ban new construction of these centers until the passage of federal legislation that places restrictions on AI.

Damian Stamer finds ‘Angels & Ghosts’

“Angels & Ghosts” challenges viewers to reconsider the boundaries between human and machine creativity in new exhibit.

Artificial intelligence in the classroom offers opportunities, costs

This year’s Clifford Symposium at Middlebury College weighed the benefits and drawbacks of AI in education.

Wide ranging experts envision future of artificial intelligence in Middlebury this week

Middlebury College’s 2025 Clifford Symposium will explore the impact of AI on human agency, collective responsibility and the future of learning.

Vermont artists grapple with future of artificial intelligence

Creative communities are debating the role of AI in the arts. Legislation proposed by Vt. Senator Peter Welch would help creators protect copyrighted work.

Hector Vila: What podcasts offer in the age of AI

Something curious is happening in our increasingly automated world. While AI promises to democratize expertise, eliminate drudgery, and amplify human intelligence, potentially solving problems that have plagued humanity for centuries, these same AI advanc … (read more)

Hector Vila: AI and geopolitics: An early experiment gone awry?

The current lull following the application of world-wide, and world-changing, tariffs levied on “Liberation Day” gives us space to try to understand what happened, and maybe what is happening.

Vermont would take ‘first logical step’ with new AI bill

Can Vermont legislators distinguish an AI-generated portrait from a real one? That was the question facing the Senate Government Operations committee last week as members watched pictures from a New York Times quiz designed to test just that.

Hector Vila: AI and the uncertain future

Throughout this series on artificial intelligence, we’ve explored its fundamentals, examined its environmental impact, and analyzed its implications for governance. Now let’s turn to perhaps the most crucial question: How do we prepare for the future that … (read more)

Ways of Seeing: AI bots aren’t always intelligent

Recently, my cell phone stopped receiving texts and phone calls. Because I have a landline, I was able to call my service provider to get help. Like most telecommunications company, mine offers an online knowledge base and a chat feature, but I wanted to … (read more)

Does AI improve doctors’ diagnoses? Study puts it to the test

With hospitals already deploying artificial intelligence to improve patient care, a new study has found that using Chat GPT Plus does not significantly improve the accuracy of doctors’ diagnoses when compared with the use of usual resources.

Hector Vila: AI governance looming large

Governance has dominated our discourse since at least 2016. We’ve been wrestling with the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants; rules and procedures for making decisions; the systems for monitoring and enforcing complia … (read more)

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