Archives - 2026

From ChatGPT to Siri, Americans of all ages are using text- and voice-based artificial intelligence tools to find social connection, entertainment and even health information. One recent survey found that 55% of people 50 and over have used such technologies. But are they using them safely and wisely?  UW-Stout Assistant Professor Camille Banger and AI Integration Technologist Emily Laird were […]

I spent ten minutes the other day engaging in a digital tug-of-war with an AI chatbot. I was testing a meme I had seen online regarding a seemingly simple question: How many “r’s” are in the word strawberry? The chatbot, which happens to have a female voice and is friendly in a way that makes […]

Three of Wisconsin’s leading manufacturing support organizations announced today a groundbreaking partnership to help mid-market manufacturers strategically adopt artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. The collaboration between MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s Synapse initiative, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), and the Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC) and Center for Advanced Manufacturing & AI (CAM-AI), both housed at UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, creates the state’s most […]

Something exciting is taking shape at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. A new online AI Essentials: Strategies for Efficiency & Productivity certificate was recently introduced and will be followed by a new artificial intelligence (AI) minor enrolling for Fall 2026 – one designed to be practical, hands-on and deeply connected to the real-world skills students need for a rapidly changing […]

As part of its continued effort to prepare its graduates for in-demand jobs that serve workforce needs in the region, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has launched a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence major, effective in the fall of 2026. Artificial intelligence is currently one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States and is an […]

As the spring semester gets underway at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, students are diving into their new courses and meeting new faculty and friends. In one class offered through the information systems program within the College of Business, students are also meeting ISABEL. While she is not a fellow student or faculty member, her […]

Following a successful first semester of classes, new artificial intelligence majors at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire continue to take shape and position students for promising futures. As the only Universities of Wisconsin school currently offering bachelor of arts and bachelor of science programs in AI, Blugolds are enjoying unmatched classroom and research experiences. There […]

As an instructor of documentary filmmaking at UW-Stout, Assistant Professor Keif Oss’s professional interests in artificial intelligence (AI) filmmaking center on tools that can meaningfully inform and streamline the creative process.  Oss, program director of video production, is currently using AI to explore a conceptual documentary based on his grandfather’s World War II journal from the Battle […]

When Royal Credit Union, one of Wisconsin’s leading financial institutions with 330,000 members and 28 locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, wanted to explore ways to use artificial intelligence to make informed business decisions based on data, the result was an innovative multi-campus internship program involving students and faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls […]

AI Essentials: Strategies for Efficiency & Productivity is an online artificial intelligence certificate designed for professionals, educators, and students who want practical, non-technical AI skills to improve workplace productivity, decision-making, and ethical technology use.