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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.

Michigan Data Centers By The Numbers

How much power does a data center use? A single hyperscale data center typically consumes 300 to 500 megawatts of electricity — roughly the same as a small Michigan city. How big is the demand facing Michigan utilities? Consumers Energy has reported data center inquiries totaling more than 15 gigawatts of potential new demand. For

By |2026-01-29T13:07:29-05:00January 29th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, ESD|
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AI’s Hidden Cost: How Billionaire-Built Data Centers Are Testing Michigan’s Power Grid

ANN ARBOR - The artificial intelligence boom has a physical footprint — and it’s far larger than most people realize. Behind every AI model and cloud service are massive data centers operating 24/7, consuming enormous amounts of electricity. Once invisible to consumers, these facilities are now reshaping power grids, utility planning, and political debates nationwide.

By |2026-01-29T13:12:07-05:00January 29th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, ESD, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Development Put Michigan At A Crossroads As Lawmakers, Industry And Residents Clash Over Growth And Impact

ANN ARBOR -Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Michigan’s economic outlook, but the debate in Lansing is no longer just about algorithms and productivity. It is increasingly about the massive physical infrastructure required to power AI — and whether the state is moving too fast to welcome it. During recent legislative hearings and public discussions, lawmakers,

By |2026-01-20T11:10:33-05:00January 19th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|
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Embrace Artificial Intelligence To Keep Your Job Relevant

ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing partner at Executive Search Partners, said people today should not be worried about whether artificial intelligence will take their jobs. Instead people need to embrace AI to stay relevant in their jobs. Erickson's company places executive level job candidates in Information Technology manager and "C" level positions. As a

By |2026-01-15T16:19:06-05:00January 15th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, mitechtv|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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