Artificial intelligence /tags/artificial-intelligence Artificial intelligence en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:13:55 GMT Goodbye, crypto; hello, AI: Denton data center is changing focus, planning to grow and use more power /news/2024-11-21/goodbye-crypto-hello-ai-denton-data-center-is-changing-focus-planning-to-grow-and-use-more-power Austin-based Core Scientific has ditched its crypto mining plans in Denton and now will be dedicating 100% of its Denton data center to high-performance computing for artificial intelligence. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:13:55 GMT /news/2024-11-21/goodbye-crypto-hello-ai-denton-data-center-is-changing-focus-planning-to-grow-and-use-more-power Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle Methodist Mansfield Hospital uses AI tools for brain mapping /health-wellness/2024-08-14/methodist-mansfield-hospital-finds-success-using-ai-tools-to-assist-medical-staff The recent addition of Artificial Intelligence to a North Texas hospital has already saved the lives of potential stroke patients. But there are some concerns for healthcare professionals as well as patients. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-08-14/methodist-mansfield-hospital-finds-success-using-ai-tools-to-assist-medical-staff Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela How dirty are Texas beaches? Researchers are using AI to better track bacteria levels /texas-news/2024-07-01/how-dirty-are-texas-beaches-researchers-are-using-ai-to-better-track-bacteria-levels In 2022, Environment Texas reported 55 Texas beaches were unsafe to swim in. Now, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is stepping in with the help of AI to detect bacteria in waterways. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:55:29 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-01/how-dirty-are-texas-beaches-researchers-are-using-ai-to-better-track-bacteria-levels Lucciana Choueiry AI could strain Texas power grid this summer /texas-news/2024-06-24/ai-could-strain-texas-power-grid-this-summer Power grid anxiety is nothing new in Texas. But a surge in artificial intelligence data centers is posing a new challenge to an already fragile energy system. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:26:34 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-24/ai-could-strain-texas-power-grid-this-summer Mose Buchele Parents, law enforcement push for stricter AI child pornography laws in Texas /criminal-justice/2024-06-06/texas-senate-child-pornography-artificial-intelligence A Texas senate committee heard from experts on how to best tackle the growing use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology in creating child pornography. For some, it raised constitutional issues. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:18:59 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-06-06/texas-senate-child-pornography-artificial-intelligence Toluwani Osibamowo Dallas, will AI soon be watching you? Police to roll out facial recognition program /news/2024-05-13/dallas-will-ai-soon-be-watching-you-police-to-roll-out-facial-recognition-program Dallas police officials told council members on Monday facial recognition software will help in investigations. The company they hired has been embroiled in controversy. Mon, 13 May 2024 21:33:43 GMT /news/2024-05-13/dallas-will-ai-soon-be-watching-you-police-to-roll-out-facial-recognition-program Nathan Collins Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year’s STAAR tests /education/2024-04-09/texas-will-use-computers-to-grade-written-answers-on-this-years-staar-tests The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:46:01 GMT /education/2024-04-09/texas-will-use-computers-to-grade-written-answers-on-this-years-staar-tests Keaton Peters | Texas Tribune Verdigris Ensemble tackles West Dallas’ lead-infused past in new multimedia production /arts-culture/2024-04-01/verdigris-ensemble-tackles-west-dallas-lead-infused-past-in-new-multimedia-production ‘Mis-Lead’ uses a percussive score, projections and poems by Maya Angelou and Octavio Paz to examine the legacy of industrial pollution in the neighborhood. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:18:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-01/verdigris-ensemble-tackles-west-dallas-lead-infused-past-in-new-multimedia-production Manuel Mendoza | The Dallas Morning News Authorities target two Texas firms in probe of AI-generated robocalls before New Hampshire's primary /2024-02-07/authorities-target-two-texas-firms-in-probe-of-ai-generated-robocalls-before-new-hampshires-primary New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators have identified the source of the calls as Life Corporation, based in Arlington, and that the calls were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:39:29 GMT /2024-02-07/authorities-target-two-texas-firms-in-probe-of-ai-generated-robocalls-before-new-hampshires-primary Associated Press Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers' shopping experiences /news/2024-01-10/walmart-experiments-with-ai-to-enhance-customers-shopping-experiences At the CES trade show in Las Vegas, the nation's largest retailer said it will expand its drone delivery to 1.8 million additional households in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area this year. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:25:01 GMT /news/2024-01-10/walmart-experiments-with-ai-to-enhance-customers-shopping-experiences The Associated Press