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MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (CBS 58) — Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, a Milwaukee native, said Thursday, Sept. 18 that the company is finalizing construction of what he called the world’s most powerful AI datacenter in Mount Pleasant. The $3.3 billion project is expected to be operational in early 2026. The company will also […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a present-day force reshaping industries, education and everyday life. From health care to manufacturing, marketing to writing, AI is transforming how we work, learn and connect. And the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is leading this transformation. UWM has embraced AI across its campus, integrating it […]

In the 1960s and ’70s, the U.S. manufacturing sector began hemorrhaging jobs as companies outsourced production to places like India and China, where wages were lower and labor was less expensive. Today, American companies are at the beginning of another wave of outsourcing. This time, the jobs aren’t heading overseas. Instead, they’re being turned over […]

The Milwaukee community celebrated the grand opening of the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, housed within the UWM Connected Systems Institute, on June 25. The lab is Microsoft’s first AI Co-Innovation Lab with a dedicated focus on helping manufacturing advance their competitive edge through AI. It’s also the first such lab based at a university. The […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee celebrated a major milestone on June 25 with the grand opening of the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, housed within the UWM Connected Systems Institute. The ribbon-cutting ceremony highlighted the partnership among Microsoft Corp., the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, TitletownTech and UWM.  This new lab is Microsoft’s first AI Co-Innovation Lab focused […]

We have access to a seemingly endless amount of information on the modern internet. But with this abundance comes a host of problems, like finding the exact information needed for a project or knowing when a source is accurate and credible. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help students and scholars sift through vast amounts […]

College-level writing requires students to do much more than put words on a page. In English 101, they learn and practice rhetoric — the art of effective communication. Crafting convincing arguments, tailoring messages for a specific audience and carefully considering how words affect a reader are important skills that provide the foundation for writing and […]

Without computers, it would take Jake Luo a lifetime to sort through the sheer amount of data that is integral to his work. An associate professor in UWM’s Zilber College of Public Health and College of Engineering & Applied Science, Luo focuses on identifying patterns in massive, sprawling electronic health records to highlight disparities in […]

Chatbots – those little text bubbles that pop up in the corner of so many consumer sites – have long been a fixture in the digital world. Now, the growing popularity of generative AI programs has only supercharged their presence, and their abilities. Conversations with ChatGPT and similar apps are getting more realistic by the […]