Artificial Intelligence

  • Five Things: AI for Small Business Owners presented by Entrepreneurs’ Organization

    Five Things: AI for Small Business Owners presented by Entrepreneurs’ Organization

    The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) hosted an event on July 23, 2024 to educate small business owners on the benefits and implementation of AI tools. Presenters highlighted the importance of AI for maintaining competitiveness, its potential to streamline tasks, and the need for human oversight to address AI’s current limitations.

  • AIM Institute Will Host Brand New BIG AI Conference

    AIM Institute Will Host Brand New BIG AI Conference

    AIM is set to host the inaugural Big AI Conference in Omaha on Wednesday, August 21. The new conference will happen in conjunction with AIM’s annual Heartland Developers Conference, presented by Farm Credit Services of America.

  • Uptrends.AI Releases AI-Powered Platform to Streamline Stock Market News Monitoring

    Uptrends.AI Releases AI-Powered Platform to Streamline Stock Market News Monitoring

    Uptrends.AI aims to help investors make informed decisions without information overload. The Uptrends v3 release focuses on providing investors with actionable and personalized insights powered by proprietary AI.

  • CodeBuddy Launches AI- & Human-Powered Coding Solution

    CodeBuddy Launches AI- & Human-Powered Coding Solution

    CodeBuddy launches AI- and human-powered platform to accelerate software development and increase efficiency for engineers. The startup also announced a $600k pre-seed investment round.

  • Corral Technologies raises $1.38M to expand virtual fence solutions across the U.S.

    Corral Technologies raises $1.38M to expand virtual fence solutions across the U.S.

    Corral Technologies, a Nebraska AgTech company that develops virtual fencing solutions for ranchers, has secured $1.38M in funding to accelerate the expansion of its technology across the United States. The latest funding round was led by Chicago-based M25, with participation from Grit Road Partners and Invest Nebraska.

  • Nebraska Journalism Trust Receives Grant to Explore AI Applications in Local News

    Nebraska Journalism Trust Receives Grant to Explore AI Applications in Local News

    The Nebraska Journalism Trust — SPN’s parent organization — is one of 13 outlets selected by the American Journalism Project (AJP) for a pilot program to experiment with applying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance local journalism. The pilot program is facilitated in partnership with OpenAI.

  • Five Things: AIM Heartland Developers Conference

    Five Things: AIM Heartland Developers Conference

    Artificial intelligence was a popular topic at the AIM Heartland Developers Conference in Omaha on Oct. 23-24. At the conference, New York Times bestselling author and futurist Martin Ford shared his insights on how AI will impact the future of work.

  • Five Things: Responsible artificial intelligence and the future of business

    Five Things: Responsible artificial intelligence and the future of business

    The director of the Responsible AI and Human-Centered Technology organization in Google Research visited Omaha to share her perspective on responsible model evaluation, harm mitigation techniques and the future of work.

  • Forging a path at the intersection of emerging technology and media

    Forging a path at the intersection of emerging technology and media

    It’s impossible to predict where technology will go in the future. But it is possible to train students to think critically about emerging technologies and how to leverage them in an innovative and ethical way. That’s exactly what the first graduates of UNL’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts intend to do.