Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed by humans or animals. Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study of “intelligent agents”: any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals.[a] Some popular accounts use the term “artificial intelligence” to describe machines that mimic “cognitive” functions that humans associate with the human mind, such as “learning” and “problem-solving”, however, this definition is rejected by major AI researchers.

NVIDIA Targets Autonomous Vehicle Bottlenecks As Michigan Pushes Toward Reasoning-Based AI

LAS VEGAS — Autonomous vehicles have been “five years away” for more than a decade. Despite billions invested by automakers, suppliers, and technology companies, the industry continues to struggle with the same fundamental problems: brittle perception systems, difficulty handling rare edge cases, and limited explainability when automated systems make mistakes. At CES 2026, NVIDIA introduced

By |2026-01-06T07:30:55-05:00January 5th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Auto Tech|

What It Takes to Bring Semiconductor Manufacturing To Michigan

ANN ARBOR—The United States invented the semiconductor industry, built the first transistors, and powered the digital age—then gradually outsourced large-scale chip manufacturing overseas. Today, amid geopolitical risk, supply-chain shocks and surging demand from electric vehicles, AI systems and data centers, researchers say the path back does not run through copying yesterday’s chips. It runs through

By |2026-01-05T19:22:31-05:00January 5th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Science|

Science Fiction Warned AI Could End Humanity – Is It Possible?

NEW YORK - More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound spacecraft is controlled by HAL, a computer that thinks for itself and has its own agenda. As

By |2026-01-01T12:22:41-05:00January 1st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence|

AI Wasn’t Just Biggest Tech Story Of Year – It Reshaped Every Major Trend

ANN ARBOR - Artificial intelligence wasn’t just the biggest tech story of the year — it reshaped infrastructure, energy demand, labor markets, and regulation, making it the dominant force behind nearly every other major trend. 1. Artificial Intelligence Dominated the Narrative Across virtually all major year-end recaps, AI was the #1 theme of 2025: Key

By |2025-12-30T14:33:04-05:00December 30th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

AI Demand vs. Grid Capacity: Why Michigan’s Power System Is Reaching a Breaking Point

ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s electric grid was not built for artificial intelligence. It was designed to serve households, factories, and offices — not clusters of hyperscale data centers running AI models around the clock. But that mismatch is now reshaping utility planning, economic development, and infrastructure policy across the state. The AI Power Surge Traditional

By |2025-12-30T14:33:07-05:00December 29th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

Michigan Joins the AI Data Center Boom — Even as the Power Grid Strains to Keep Up

ANN ARBOR - Michigan is stepping into the fast-moving world of hyperscale data centers just as the industry’s biggest constraint becomes impossible to ignore: power. Across the United States, the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital services is driving a surge in demand for data centers—massive facilities that can consume as much

By |2025-12-30T14:33:09-05:00December 28th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, ESD|

Data Center Nuclear Option: Retired Navy Reactors Enter The Conversation As Michigan’s AI Data Centers Hunt For Always-On Power

ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s fast-growing data-center market is colliding with a hard physical limit: electricity that never blinks. Developers chasing hyperscale campuses—built to train and run artificial intelligence models—are demanding round-the-clock power at levels that can rival a mid-size city. Utilities and regulators, meanwhile, are trying to keep rates stable for households while meeting Michigan’s

By |2025-12-26T11:49:07-05:00December 26th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing as Companies Let AI Replace the Learning Curve

ANN ARBOR  — Entry-level jobs — long the gateway from college to career — are rapidly disappearing as companies use artificial intelligence to automate the very tasks that once trained new workers, according to new research from the Burning Glass Institute. The nonprofit workforce research group analyzed millions of job postings and found a sharp

By |2025-12-24T08:23:26-05:00December 24th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

AI Is Flooding the Internet — But High-Quality Human Stories Can Still Win, Especially in Michigan

ANN ARBOR - Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how content is created and distributed online. From blog posts and marketing copy to news summaries and fictional storytelling, AI-generated text is now everywhere — produced faster and cheaper than ever before. But as the volume of machine-written content explodes, a key question is emerging across Michigan’s

By |2025-12-24T07:52:14-05:00December 24th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

Artificial Intelligence Will Be On The Ballot In 2026 As Tech Moguls See The Midterms As Path To Power

WASHINGTON DC - As politicians in both parties raise concerns about the impacts of AI, political groups backed by tech investors and Meta plan to intervene in 2026 races. “Alex Bores. Wrong on AI. Wrong for Congress,” warned an attack ad launched last week in New York. The Democratic contender for a Manhattan House seat