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Phoenix is building a quantum computing sector. This ASU professor will lead the effort
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (985+ words) Earlier this spring, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego laid out a new goal in her State of the City address. "Now is the time to get ready for the next frontier of advanced tech, quantum computing, communications and sensing," said Gallego....
Canvas, an online platform used across Arizona schools, is down following cyberattack reports
1+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) KJZZ Canvas, an online platform used across Arizona schools, is down following cyberattack reports The online platform Canvas, which students and faculty in schools across Arizona use to access courses and submit work, is down right now reportedly due to…...
AI cameras are helping catch Arizona wildfires early. Tech could also ID smoke, create forecasts
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (937+ words) On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then alerted the state's forest service and largest electric utility. One of…...
Professors blindsided by new ASU AI tool that chops up their lectures and uses them out of context
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (147+ words) Atomic is a new ASU platform that creates AI-generated versions of ASU faculty's lectures cutting down often long videos to short clips for quicker learning....
Data centers' water use is hard to track, study finds
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (396+ words) A new study led by the University of Illinois finds that much of that information isn't publicly available, creating challenges for communities trying to plan in a region where water is already scarce. Data centers " the massive facilities that power…...
ASU research team is working to develop artificial muscles in robots
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) An Arizona State University research team is working to develop stronger, lighter and more versatile robots. The researchers are working to refine actuators " the muscles that robots use. The bio-inspired muscles differ from traditional robot joints, which are motor-based and…...
New survey shows that teens are more hopeful about AI than parents
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1668+ words) A majority of teens believes AI will help society in both the short and long term, while parents are more split on what kind of impact the technology will have. That's among the findings of a new survey from Common…...
ASU professor is trying to figure out how to better detect AI content using invisible watermark
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (198+ words) The growth of AI-generated media can make it hard to determine what online content is real and what is fake. But a professor from Arizona State University is trying to figure out how to better detect AI content. YZ Yang…...
Data centers could be making metro Phoenix even hotter, preliminary research says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1079+ words) Data centers are being built all over the Valley " often to the objections of the people who live near them. These massive buildings suck up a lot of energy to power AI. But this professor said they could also be…...
Arizona is using AI-monitored cameras to detect wildfires
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) more quickly. Arizona is the latest state to incorporate AI cameras from a company called Pano. The state is now operating seven cameras that monitor wildfire-prone areas for fires. When smoke is detected, the state Department of Forestry and Fire…...