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The Good Side of Artificial Intelligence

AI has led to some amazing discoveries and helpful tools. For example, archaeologists recently used AI to find evidence of a fire from a million years ago. In hospitals, AI is being used to spot and treat patients most at risk in emergency rooms and intensive care units.

AI also makes everyday life easier. It helps us with maps on our phones to find directions, suggests what to write in our emails, and plays a role in keeping our online banking safe.

3 Ways AI Can Help Students with Disabilities
From Educause: "Artificial intelligence can improve accessibility and ensure that students with disabilities have access to rich learning opportunities."
The AI Handbook: Resources and tools to help marketers get started
For marketers, achieving results amid change is hardly a new challenge. But as the industry shifts toward AI, it will be critical to stay current on the latest innovations. We’ll be updating this handbook with new resources and tools as they become available. Bookmark this page so you won’t miss any new developments in Google AI for marketing.
THE AI INDEX REPORT Measuring trends in AI
The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced.
ChatGPT: A Threat to Higher Education?
This article discusses the possibilities for good uses of AI in the classroom.
Learning With AI (University of Maine)
The Learning With AI initiative from the University of Maine asks if this moment offers an opportunity to introduce students to the ethical and economic questions wreaked by these new tools, as well as to experiment with progressive forms of pedagogy that can exploit them.
Podcast: AI and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Moderna’s Dave Johnson
In this bonus episode of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, our hosts learn how Moderna used artificial intelligence to speed up development of the vaccine and how the technology has helped to automate other key systems and processes to build efficiencies across the organization.
The State of AI in Maine Digital Report
A look at the ways AI is being used in Maine.