Technology

Minneapolis council approves robotaxi regulation, mayor pledges veto
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey plans to veto an ordinance narrowly approved by the Minneapolis City Council today that would require human monitors in driverless rideshare vehicles.
AI is changing the workforce. Minnesota schools are responding with new degree programs
Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead are among the schools preparing students for a workforce increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
Plymouth is latest Minnesota city to ditch Flock cameras
The Plymouth City Council voted overwhelmingly to stop using its Flock license plate reader cameras over data privacy concerns.
Inver Grove Heights exempts data center project from city moratorium
The project in question — a proposed 55,000-square-foot data center on Carmen Avenue East — had already been in the works when the council approved the one-year data center moratorium.
St. Thomas AI ethics expert: Independent body needed to regulate fast-growing technology
After a pair of AI researchers shared a warning that technology could lead to end of humanity, the CEOs of the country’s top AI companies are calling for a global slowdown.