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Guernsey County is now the 11th in the region to see a proposal for a data center
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Guernsey County could join nearly a dozen other counties in the region expecting a data center development. But if a development moves forward, it’ll… Read More
An Ohio University researcher is helping pull self-driving cars out of sci-fi and into southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Advances is technology have pulled self-driving cars from science fiction into reality, with companies like Waymo launching autonomous taxis in places like San Francisco and Phoenix. A… Read More
A new project aims to bring more AI literacy to rural Ohio
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For years, there’s been a push to create better broadband infrastructure in rural areas, where access to high speed internet can be hard to… Read More
Facing a proposed data center, a township in Jackson County moves forward with zoning
By: Amanda Pirani
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SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On a sweltering May evening, Trustee Aaron LeMaster warns a newly formed zoning commission they’ve got their work cut out for them. “The… Read More
Ohio lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to get ‘accurate, relevant’ info on data centers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is one of the top states for data centers, with around 200 already built and more on the way. But people around those facilities… Read More
This Ohio teen is using AI to stomp out the annoying spotted lanternfly
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Spring in Ohio brings sunshine, blooming flowers – and a deeply hated bug. The invasive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) takes flight in warmer temperatures. With no… Read More
College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are
By: Jocelyn Gecker | Linley Sanders | AP
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand… Read More
Could data centers boost Appalachian Ohio? Experts say it’s complicated
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last month, what could become the country’s largest data center was announced with great fanfare in Pike County. Hundreds gathered under a tent filled… Read More
A proposed ban on big data centers in Ohio clears hurdle, with a ways to go
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several rural southwest Ohio residents trying to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot banning large-scale data centers have cleared a hurdle…. Read More
A proposed constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is moving forward
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is one step closer to making it on the November ballot. According to an announcement… Read More
Federal, state, local and international officials break ground for what could be the nation’s largest data center in Pike County
By: Amanda Pirani | David Forster | WOUB
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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB) — Pike County could become home to one of the largest data center campuses in the nation as part of a trade deal made with Japan last year. … Read More
A group is proposing a constitutional amendment to ban huge AI data centers in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of rural Ohioans concerned about huge data centers popping up around the state want voters to decide whether they should be banned…. Read More
A suicide prevention group backs a bill to regulate artificial intelligence in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) grows, so do the incidences of suicides that somehow involve the technology. The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation… Read More
AI use in high schools, in identity theft and in porn among the proposed bills from Ohio lawmakers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, and social media becomes more of a daily influence in the lives of Ohioans,… Read More
How an Ohio fire department used AI to improve emergency care
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MCCONNELSVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The Malta and McConnelsville Fire Department in southeast Ohio serves an area so rural, the closest trauma center is at least an hour’s drive… Read More
Ohio professors weigh how to adapt curriculum as student AI use soars
By: Conor Morris | Ideastream Public Media
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Youngstown State University philosophy professor Mark Vopat bans use of generative AI in his classroom. But that doesn’t mean students don’t try to use… Read More
Ohio Medicare patients now need approval for certain procedures – from artificial intelligence
By: Taylor Winzer | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — Ohio is one of six states in a new federal pilot program that’s using artificial intelligence to help decide whether certain medical procedures should be… Read More
Could artificial intelligence save endangered archives? A Kenyon College cohort aims to find out
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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GAMBIER, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The New Orleans Jazz Museum archives trace the history of the genre all the way back to the first jazz song ever recorded for… Read More
An incoming Lawrence County data center divides the community and alarms some residents
By: Amanda Pirani
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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Nestled on the edge of Lawrence County and the Ohio River, Hamilton Township is a place people live in for the peace and… Read More
A data center is being proposed at the site of the former uranium enrichment plant near Piketon
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A data center is proposed at a site near Piketon that for decades produced enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and power plants. WOUB has been unable… Read More
Ohio brings on an artificial intelligence chatbot app to help fight crime and terrorism
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The adage when it comes to public safety has been “if you see something, say something.” Ohio is now employing a new tool where… Read More
The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
By: Jocelyn Gecker | AP
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so… Read More
Ohio is the first state in the US to require K-12 public schools to adopt artificial intelligence policies
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has become the first state to require K-12 public schools to adopt policies on artificial intelligence, according to the education publication EdWeek. Like the ban… Read More
Bowling Green plans to offer a new major next school year: AI + X
By: Clare Roth | The Ohio Newsroom
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Earlier this month, Bowling Green State University announced the creation of a new major: AI + X. It’s not the first university in… Read More
Artificial intelligence is axing outdated terms in Ohio’s regulatory code
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Artificial intelligence is playing a part in paring down Ohio’s state laws and regulations, so far having eliminated more than two million words from… Read More