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Leaders from business, government and education weighed AI’s rapid rise, urging safeguards, accountability and human judgment in fast-changing workplaces.
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Artificial Intelligence stories
Local news
The program will pair startup support with AI training, mentorship and resources for entrepreneurs across the state.
Congress
The bipartisan proposal would give the FTC enforcement power and mandate public disclosure of AI model user data, safety safeguards and risks.
Opinion
A statewide training push will bring practical AI lessons to shop floors as automation reshapes manufacturing from Tanner to the Gulf Coast.
Opinion
As AI removes friction from daily life, the harder question is which mental muscles humans can afford to stop using.
News
Organizers warn that Alabama communities risk losing control over land, utilities and local input as AI projects expand.
Featured Opinion
Fear can warn us of danger. Only courage, imagination and respect for human dignity can show us what to build.
Featured Opinion
Humanity has always feared knowledge joined with power. Artificial intelligence raises the question o whether wisdom can keep pace with what we create.
Agriculture
Fraudulent accounts are impersonating legitimate cattle operations and advertising livestock that they do not own, according to state agriculture officials.
Congress
The senator urged public input and ratepayer protections while arguing AI infrastructure buildout is an economic and security necessity.