artificial intelligence

The U.S Department of Energy is exploring the possibility of building artificial intelligence data centers and infrastructure at 16 federally-owned sites, including the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in far western Kentucky.

A bill that passed out of the Kentucky Senate last week aims to regulate the state government’s use of artificial intelligence – safeguarding the public sector from irresponsible AI applications and putting some protections in place to prevent the spread of election-related misinformation.

Lawmakers studying artificial intelligence are urging steps to protect the integrity of Kentuckians’ elections and the privacy of their data.

Kentucky’s Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams told lawmakers it’s “too soon” to tell what effect artificial intelligence will have on elections but that it has “potential for significant impact,” and he urged them to consider making it a crime to impersonate an election official.

Science fiction and double-edged swords were on Kentucky lawmakers’ minds Monday as they discussed some potential applications and risks associated with artificial intelligence in state government and policy.

A University of Kentucky computer science professor is leading a team that’s attempting to decipher a 2000-year-old manuscript about life after the reign of Alexander the Great using machine learning technology.