Technology

A growing number of law enforcement agencies are using artificial intelligence, a U-M study finds. That includes automated license plate readers, facial recognition technology and other AI tools. The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police says they won’t replace humans.

A contract worker at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant fell into a reactor cavity on Tuesday while performing work inside the containment building.

Officials say the chatbots are not going to replace dispatch workers but rather help them manage calls.

Virtual fencing uses GPS collars, sounds and electrical cues to move cattle across a landscape. Along with saving ranchers time, researchers say this new technology can help protect, and create, wildlife habitat.

Indigenous Michiganders can compete for thousands of dollars of funding for a startup idea.

A school in the eastern UP is holding off on an expansion project to build two new classrooms and welcome 40 new students because of noise pollution from a nearby bitcoin mining farm. Residents are calling for the facility to shut up or shut down and move.

A new pilot program brings college-level anatomy courses to four mid-Michigan high schools using mixed reality headsets. Backed by federal funding, the course blends immersive 3D models with hands-on learning to engage students and prepare them for health careers.

Several cities in Michigan are using artificial intelligence to study customer behavior in their local businesses, help them with recycling and assist in policing.

Organizations like nonprofits or government agencies can apply for funds to build infrastructure that will connect communities and locations that were previously underserved.

It’s been a year since NASA kicked off an effort to provide farmers with useful information garnered from satellite images of Earth. The program includes research at two universities in the Midwest.