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OpenAI Partners With Walmart to Let Users Buy Products In ChatGPT, Furthering Chatbot Shopping Push
Shares of Walmart jumped 5% on the news. read more >
How Walmart Plans to Prepare Its Workforce for an AI-Driven Future
As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation's largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. read more >
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US Electric Grids Under Pressure From Energy-Hungry Data Centers are Changing Strategy
Policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. read more >
by Associated Press -
AI Adoption a Must for Business (Ruth Whitney Commentary)
Businesses that resist AI will be left behind by their competitors who embrace the right tools. read more >
by Ruth Whitney -
How US Adults are Using AI, According to AP-NORC Polling
The new findings show that 60% of Americans overall — and 74% of those under 30 — use AI to find information at least some of the time. The poll also highlights the ubiquity of AI in some areas. read more >
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Did AI Write That? (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
We all must navigate a world forever changed by AI. read more >
by Hunter Field -
SAU Offers AI Workshops
Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia held community workshops in April to equip students and professionals with skills for using artificial intelligence in daily tasks, business operations, and coding, with plans to expand the program. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Artificial Interest (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
The AI buzz is exhausting, but companies seeking to thrive don’t have the luxury of looking away. read more >
by Hunter Field -
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 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 >
by Christopher Wright -
Will AI Replace Doctors Who Read X-Rays, or Just Make Them Better Than Ever?
For doctors who review scans to spot cancer and other diseases, however, AI has loomed for about a decade as more algorithms promise to improve accuracy, speed up work and, in some cases, take over entire parts of the job. read more >
by Associated Press -
AI Companies Will Need to Start Reporting Their Safety Tests to the US Government
Ben Buchanan, the White House special adviser on AI, said in an interview that the government wants "to know AI systems are safe before they’re released to the public — the president has been very clear that companies need to meet that bar.” read more >
by Associated Press -
AI Pioneer Says Public Discourse on Intelligent Machines Must Give ‘Proper Respect to Human Agency’
Not all computer scientists thought Fei-Fei Li was on the right track when she came up with the idea for a giant visual database called ImageNet that took years to build. read more >
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The New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft Over The Use of Its Stories to Train Chatbots
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots, saying that […] read more >
by Associated Press -
AI Offers Businesses Potential and Pitfalls
While AI serves as a useful tool for businesses and marketers, many are wary about the risks—misinformation, fraud or cybersecurity. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
UA Little Rock Offers Professional Workshop on AI-Powered Marketing
The workshop will be offered in October as part of UA Little Rock Extended Education’s professional development series. read more >
Shop Talk, 2023 (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Artificial intelligence and how it will change everything was the talk of town last week in the Motor City. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Lawyers Blame ChatGPT for Tricking Them Into Citing Bogus Case Law
The attorneys are facing possible punishment over a filing in a lawsuit that included references to past court cases that they thought were real, but were actually invented by the AI-powered chatbot. read more >
by Associated Press -
ChatGPT at Work: Protecting Your Business (Devin R. Bates Commentary)
Employers can ensure that AI tools are used appropriately by developing clear policies and training. read more >
ChatGPT’s Chief Testifies Before Congress as Concerns Grow About AI Risks
What started out as a panic among educators about ChatGPT's use to cheat on homework assignments has expanded to broader concerns about the ability of the latest crop of "generative AI" tools to mislead people, spread falsehoods, violate copyright protections and upend some jobs. read more >
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