UNC System President Peter Hans intends to hire a new “chief AI officer” as part of a broader strategy to ensure the university’s 16 campuses aren’t left to deal with new technology on their own. The hire will “help us oversee AI strategy for the system and aid our campuses with their own integration,” Hans […]
While Elon and Queens are merging, the UNC System’s institutions are poised to expand their academic offerings. Four new programs are on the docket for Board of Governors review this week, highlighted by UNC Charlotte’s proposal to set up new bachelor’s and master’s degrees in artificial intelligence. UNCC also wants to establish a bachelor’s in […]
Gov. Josh Stein is setting up a new “AI Leadership Council” to help craft a strategy for the state government to follow as it deals with the many issues that stem from the wider use of artificial intelligence. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley and state CIO Teena Piccione will co-chair the 24-member panel, Stein and his […]
The AI panel was one of four, and the others likewise offered some interesting tidbits. Morning’s opener featured UNC Chapel Hill Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham and his counterparts from Wake Forest and East Carolina. The imminent House settlement’s financial impact on college athletics was Topic No. 1, there being general agreement that it’s going to take a few […]
Business North Carolina’s and the Trib’s annual Leadership Conference happened Friday, and it only took the morning’s final panel a few moments to get radical. How radical did the discussion of artificial intelligence get? Well, judge for yourself: “Does anybody like the way that social media is operating today? From a regulatory standpoint, the answer is […]
There’s no shortage of bills pending in both chambers that would address AI and its uses, but House Deputy Majority Whip Jake Johnson, R-Polk, is sponsoring one that’s actually on the move. House Bill 934 has two parts, and for business folks, the more interesting is the second. It would immunize AI developers from liability […]
State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office has launched a 12-week experiment with San Francisco-based OpenAI to figure out if the company’s tools can help improve the efficiency of some state-government operations. The project will focus on two specific jobs in the treasurer’s office: Matching unclaimed property with its owners and screening local-government financial filings for potential […]
Republicans have been making news this session for their interest in narrowing the scope of the state attorney general’s authority. But there’s one GOP senator that wants to widen it. Sen. Jim Burgin’s move in Senate Bill 624 is part of his broader effort to lay down some legislative markers surrounding the use of AI. […]
Legislators have to “tread very carefully” when it comes to regulating the uses of artificial intelligence, Senate leader Phil Berger says. Still, “I know that there are concerns out there,” many of them “legitimate concerns, about the impact of artificial intelligence on all manner of things,” Berger said. His comments reacted to a question about […]
N.C. A&T State University is preparing to launch the UNC System’s first AI-specific bachelor’s degree program in the fall of 2025. The campus got system Board of Governors approval in November, and announced it just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The new degree “will prepare students for immediate impact, especially in the critical area of human […]
N.C. A&T State University is preparing to launch the UNC System’s first AI-specific bachelor’s degree program in the fall of 2025. The campus got system Board of Governors approval in November and announced it just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The new degree “will prepare students for immediate impact, especially in the critical area of human […]
