AI
UA’s Stephen Tycer on Evolving Cybersecurity Trends & Challenges in Higher Education
He has more than two decades of experience in compliance standards, technology and network security management. read more >
Employee Handbook Guidance for Remote Work, AI and More (In The Workplace 2025)
The start of a new year is the perfect time to review your employee handbook to make sure that it covers the essentials and to address any changes in employment laws or new business needs. read more >
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace (In The Workplace 2025)
Whether your company is ready to implement AI tools or not, you need a policy and a strategy. read more >
AI is Becoming Ingrained In Businesses Across Industries. Where is It Going In 2025?
As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly. read more >
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AI Is a Game Changer for Students With Disabilities. Schools are Still Learning to Harness It
Students can use artificial intelligence to summarize jumbled thoughts into an outline, summarize complicated passages, or even translate Shakespeare into common English. And computer-generated voices that can read passages for visually impaired and dyslexic students are becoming less robotic and more natural. read more >
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Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace (MaryScott Polk Timmis Commentary)
Whether your company is ready to implement AI tools or not, you need a policy and a strategy. read more >
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Pauses Posting to X Amid Legal Concerns
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette paused staff use of X (Twitter) due to concerns over new terms allowing AI use of posted content. Publisher Gaines and editor Hoge are evaluating the issue. read more >
Tanner Green Named CEO of Ox; Charu Thomas Shifts to Role as Executive Chair
Ox of Bentonville has announced three changes to its executive leadership team as the company plans to scale its impact in the warehouse application space. read more >
From Retail AI to Rural Health Tech: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit
The summit had four main focus areas: retail value chain, health tech, smart mobility and emerging technologies. read more >
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ASU System President Brendan Kelly on Student Retention & Innovation
Brendan Kelly became president of the ASU System in September. read more >
AI in the Workplace: Where It Helps and Where It Still Falls Short (Chris Wright Commentary)
Today, AI is often portrayed as a default solution, capable of helping businesses and their employees accomplish nearly any on-the-job feat. But just because AI can do certain things doesn’t mean it will do them well. read more >
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Survey: Almost All Small Businesses Use a Software Tool Enabled by AI
Small business owners say finding the right AI tools helps them save on personnel costs and frees up time. But they also stress that human oversight is still a necessity. read more >
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AI May Not Steal Many Jobs After All. It May Just Make Workers More Efficient
The widespread assumption that AI chatbots will inevitably replace service workers, the way physical robots took many factory and warehouse jobs, isn’t becoming reality in any widespread way — not yet, anyway. read more >
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Bentonville Attorney’s Tech Firm Tackles Disability Claims
Bentonville attorney Nick Coleman thought there had to be an easier way to handle Social Security Disability Insurance claims for his clients. But when he couldn’t locate a technology that would comb through thousands of pages of a client’s medical records, he set out to build his own software. read more >
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Older Americans Prepare Themselves For a World Altered by Artificial Intelligence
Older adults are grappling with how AI is changing the world. The technology offers them significant benefits, from the ability to curb loneliness to making it easier to get to appointments. But it also has drawbacks that could be particularly dangerous for older people. read more >
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UAMS Awarded $31.7M in Grants for Research, Training and ‘Critical Resources’
One of the federal grants will support new efforts in artificial intelligence to develop better and faster ways to diagnose patients. read more >
by Cooper Gant -
Ox Founder Charu Thomas on AI and Entrepreneurship
Charu Thomas founded Ox in January 2019, and she has since secured more than $16 million in venture funding for the enterprise software company. read more >
As AI Gains a Workplace Foothold, States Are Trying to Make Sure Workers Don’t Get Left Behind
Determining what skills are necessary in an AI world can be a challenge for state legislators given the fast-moving nature of the technology and differing opinions about what approach is best. read more >
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US Proposes Rules to Stop Americans From Investing in Chinese Technology with Military Uses
The proposed rule would restrict and monitor U.S. investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. read more >
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Generative AI: Force of Change or Potentially Dangerous Flub? (Chris Wright Commentary)
Some misleading generative AI content is unintended and innocuous. Others may be designed to encourage certain behaviors, such as swaying public opinion, convincing consumers to divulge personally identifiable information or unknowingly opening entry point into their digital systems. read more >
by Christopher Wright -