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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) A pilot program that shuttles people of all abilities up and down State Street is being extended. It's called The Loop Shuttle. City leaders said 16,700 people have taken ...

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A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...

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Ensuring communications sent to state and local government agency clients are clear and understandable is crucial to ensure that individuals and families receive the services they need. Social ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

Starting in January, Medicare will test out an artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program to decide whether patients get certain procedures covered or not. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...