Stateline: Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says
Though public scrutiny of data centers is growing, 14 states do not disclose how much revenue they lose to data center tax breaks
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Arkansas Tech adds track in artificial intelligence to curriculum
Beginning in fall 2026, Arkansas Tech will offer an artificial intelligence track as part of its Bachelor of Science degree in computer science
Poultry processing robotics advances with ChicGrasp
What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle chickens
Commentary: Arkansas needs balanced strategy to address educator concerns about AI
While AI can offer transformative support for students who need it, it also risks eroding the foundational skills we are trying to help them acquire
Stateline: With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers
$6B data center planned in Little Rock
AVAIO is currently contracted with Entergy Arkansas for 150 MW of power, but the company anticipates power demand of up to 1 GW as the facility grows
Rick Shumate: Fear of Missing Out on data center boom leads Arkansas officials to ignore hard questions
FOMO has broken out across Arkansas, as elected officials, unelected economic developers, utility companies and their regulators fall all over themselves not to miss out on the AI-fueled data center boom, a competition characterized by hyperbole, secrecy and healthy doses of wishful thinking