artificial intelligence

The price of a ferry ride to Mackinac Island is in the hands of the Island itself after a new bill was passed. And, the results of a study by a professor at the Ross School of Business suggest that AI has humans beat when it comes to predicting the success of tech ventures.

Some legislators are concerned about the use of AI software to monitor employees in the workplace. The companies offering the software say it increases productivity.

The Financial Times is reporting the $10 billion data center project backed by Oracle in Saline Township is “in limbo” after funding talks with an investment firm named Blue Owl stalled over concerns with debt terms and potential delays.

As data centers proliferate across the Great Lakes, driven by AI’s soaring demands, communities face a dual reality: economic growth and environmental challenges.

The project announced Thursday would encompass a 250-acre site in Saline Township as part of a multi-billion dollar project called Stargate, spearheaded by digital industry giants OpenAI and Oracle.

New Zealand plans to eradicate millions of invasive animals that threaten its rare birds. The goal may be out of reach unless new technology makes it possible.

Bipartisan bills making it a criminal offense to create and distribute deepfake videos showing a real person in imagined sexual situations were signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer this week.

Today, new safety rules for Michigan schools, four years after Oxford. Also, a Michigan perspective on recent big developments in AI. And artist Jarod Lew’s warm, intimate photographs catch facets of family experience and Asian American life.

Today, the spat over solar development on state lands. Also, a blast from the past: the celebrated 70s Ann Arbor art collective, La Raza. And, what an AI future may mean for demand on Michigan’s water supply.

The state House adopted a bill Wednesday to offer big tax breaks to data centers. Supporters say it will help Michigan attract companies in the growing AI field.