Connecticut

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont asked Yale instructors and students to study artificial intelligence policies across the U.S. and come back with insights and advice. Their 50-slide presentation informed what he did next.

The program is geared toward students in grades 7-12 and will provide them with hands-on experience with various AI tools to help them with their education, according to the state.

Although Ridgefield school officials initially thought the district wasn't affected by the PowerSchool data breach impacting educational institutions nationwide, they're now saying that's not the case.

Since cellphone rules went into effect at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, some Connecticut school districts said they have seen improvements in academic achievement, attendance and discipline.

A widespread cybersecurity breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System — used across the U.S. and internationally — is impacting Connecticut schools. The incident was discovered Dec. 28.

A lawmaker who is among the nation's biggest legislative proponents of regulating AI is hopeful to see legislation this year to protect residents from potentially discriminatory and harmful uses of algorithms.

Washington, Conn., with one stoplight and a population of just under 4,000 people, is set to become the first town to begin ticketing speeders by license plate readers.

In an effort to address constant speeding in three locations in town, Washington, Conn., officials are preparing to deploy automated cameras along country roads to capture pictures of the speedsters.

The City Council in Meriden, Conn., voted to increase its body camera, taser and training budget to allow for an artificial intelligence program that, among other things, quickens police report writing.

While cybersecurity remains a high priority for many CIOs, we spoke to technology leaders to understand what other skills are difficult to find when recruiting new talent.

The number of fatal crashes in Connecticut statewide this year is on track to surpass last year's numbers despite a monthslong initiative targeting menaces on the state's roadways.

Gen Z experiences a significantly higher level of exposure to technology compared with when Generation X or millennials were the same age, and researchers are seeing two points of interest related to crime.

Central Connecticut State University is the first university in the U.S. to work with AI companies on developing a holographic synthetic human, and the first to integrate it alongside students and faculty.

The Connecticut National Guard is using helicopters with buckets filled from a nearby lake to fight a massive brush fire that left a firefighter dead following a rollover crash involving a utility vehicle.

Some states are pulling back the curtain on their use of artificial intelligence in government, creating public inventories showing which agencies use AI, the types of systems and their potential impact on citizens.

Chief Information Officer Mark Raymond is on a mission to convince decision-makers that technology doesn’t just cost money — it provides value. “It’s how we improve in government at all.”

During a public hearing before his approval, Raheem L. Mullins predicted a future in which jurors have notebook computers and all courthouses have Wi-Fi that visitors access through handheld devices.

The university's Depot Campus is working with Promesa Capital LLC on a facility that car or startup companies could rent out for research, testing and developing autonomous vehicle technologies.