Artificial Intelligence

The City of Ann Arbor has launched a new virtual assistant to help answer residents’ questions. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Michigan House lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the non-consensual spread of sexual deep fake content. Colin Jackson has more.

The University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy will hold its annual Dean’s Symposium this week. The two-day series of events are designed to engage and inform the leaders of tomorrow and create more dialogue on the issues of today. WEMU’s David Fair got an insider’s look in this conversation with the Dean of the Ford School and director of the U of M’s Center for Racial Justice, Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes.

Legislation to outlaw intentionally lying about election information has been introduced in the Michigan Senate. Colin Jackson has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed nearly two dozen bills Thursday, making major changes to Michigan election laws. The ceremony took place at the Detroit headquarters of the NAACP. Rick Pluta reports.

New artificial intelligence software is being used to help detect illegal guns in the state Capitol. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan political ads that use artificial intelligence could see regulation in upcoming elections. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s under bills that advanced out of committee Tuesday.

Eastern Michigan University today announced a new security partnership aimed at preventing gun violence on campus. EMU is working with a Pennsylvania-based firm called ZeroEyes that it says will be able to identify people that display guns on campus. That, in turn, would allow for quicker response times and community notifications. How does it work? WEMU’s David Fair spoke with EMU Police Chief Mathew Lige to find out.

Artificial intelligence experts at the University of Michigan have concluded an extensive examination of the new AI writing software, ChatGPT. They will be sharing their results in Ann Arbor this week with those who may be interested in using the writing tool for themselves or their children. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

A new, free downloadable application called ChatGPT is offering students a new homework tool. It can not only offer artificial help with math and history, but it is also now capable of writing essays as well. Dr. Heather Kellstrom, head of IT at Ann Arbor Public Schools, talked with WEMU's Cathy Shafran about how the software is being received locally and how it works.