The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
State’s AI task force recommends ways to navigate the technology’s evolving role in Maine
The Task Force on Artificial Intelligence’s final report includes over 30 strategies to ensure Mainers are fluent in the technology and are vigilant in its misuse.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s first large-scale AI data center planned for Aroostook County
The data center at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone will use Canadian hydropower and could open within 6 months.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine towns are installing AI-enabled surveillance systems despite privacy concerns
Some police departments are leasing cameras from Flock, a company facing scrutiny for its increasingly pervasive surveillance tools and collaboration with federal immigration enforcement.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
How Maine teachers are using AI in the classroom
As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.
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Somerset County sheriff deputies: AI saves time writing reports
A new report writing software that uses artificial intelligence appears to be catching on among Maine law enforcement agencies, despite ongoing questions and criticism from defense attorneys and other advocates.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful — if it understands you. How well AIs do that is a matter of whose speech they’ve been trained on.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
What’s the down side of using algorithms to sell products and brands
Research on artificial intelligence in marketing overwhelmingly neglects its potential negative consequences, a new study finds.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
AIs flunk language test that takes grammar out of the equation
Humans understand that ‘red ball’ makes sense but ‘ball red’ does not. Large language models? Not so much.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least
The technology is always on call and is quite competent. But it lacks the contemplation and attention to detail that yield great works of art.