University of Illinois and IBM renew quantum partnership
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and IBM announced a renewed research partnership Thursday to advance artificial intelligence and quantum technology, with the city at the center of the ongoing project.
Amid artificial intelligence explosion, lawmakers debate best path to regulate
From Capitol News Illinois: As the artificial intelligence industry rapidly expands, state legislators appear poised to continue imposing regulations on the technology
Ban handguns that are easily turned into illegal machine guns
Illinois law prohibits switches, automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, but their availability persists, in part because of 3D-printing technology. A proposed law would ban convertible guns.
OpenAI Supports Illinois Bill to Limit AI Companies' Liability for Mass Casualty Incidents, Financial Disasters
OpenAI is backing an Illinois state bill that would protect AI companies from legal responsibility when their technology contributes to severe societal harms, including mass deaths or catastrophic financial losses.
Eye On Illinois: Can technology help throttle persistently reckless drivers?
Legislation contemplating a pathway to driving privileges for people who have racked up three separate license suspensions is little more than a concession that the penalty structure can never be expected to achieve the implicit goal of keeping dangerous drivers off the road.
Western Illinois and Black Hawk sign articulation agreement
The agreement focuses on high-demand fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering technology and elementary and early childhood education.
Cryptocurrency and AI Industries Tested Their Influence in Illinois. It Didn't Go That Well
WASHINGTON (AP) — The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries spent big and lost often in this week's Illinois primaries, an early setback for technology firms that are trying to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics.
Global company to establish flagship hub in Illinois technology park
A global company plans to establish a flagship hub in Illinois. JB Pritzker said the move shows the state is the "premier destination for next-generation innovation."
"No good time for you": The recordkeeping snafu keeping some Illinoisans in prison longer than they should be
A new study examining time credit laws allowing incarcerated people to earn time off prison sentences found that Illinois isn't alone. Outdated technology and fragmented recordkeeping systems routinely keep incarcerated people across the country locked up longer than they should be.