Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence budges its way into the business world, insurance companies are grappling with the changes to the kind of work that happens, the types of workers they need and how to develop them.

As the world grapples with the growth of artificial intelligence and changes to work in many fields, it may seem odd that we are only about a half century into the digital era. The first electronic library card catalogs were developing back then. Coincidentally, Milner Library at Illinois State University is 50 years old this month.

State Farm has told its 19,000 agents it is changing its compensation and benefits contract for them. The Bloomington-based company is also cutting benefits for retired agents.

Unit 5 was accepted for the News Literacy District Fellowship to provide $30,000 in grant funding over the next three years, beginning in the fall.

A delegation visited the Illinois State campus Tuesday for meetings with faculty and administration to formalize a collaborative approach to research and AI policymaking.

The City of Bloomington and Central Illinois Regional Airport [CIRA] have both said there are no redevelopment plans at the location rumored to become a data center in southeast Bloomington.

Bloomington-Normal area high school and college students sought solutions to nationwide food waste issues during a hackathon event at the State Farm Hall of Business.

The region's only real-time data center collects and interprets information from license plate and public safety cameras. Bloomington Police plan to invest in crash detection tools and additional software and hardware upgrades.

A startup robotics company owned by Rivian and founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has secured $500 million in startup capital. Mind Robotics announced an investment by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz. The firm wants to build AI-powered industrial robots.

The technology is a feature of Flock Safety cameras the department uses in select investigations. Flock came under scrutiny last year, when it was revealed federal agents were accessing data for immigration enforcement.