By Julia Shumway | Editor

About a year and a half ago, Gov. Tina Kotek inked an agreement with computer chip company Nvidia to teach students from kindergarten to grad school about artificial intelligence. Now, a key part of the agreement is on hold after Nvidia paused a program that would have trained college faculty as “AI ambassadors.” Alex Baumhardt reports today on where Oregon’s initiative to help students and teachers learn how to use AI stands.

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Nvidia program on pause year into deal with Oregon to get AI education in schools, colleges

Nvidia program on pause year into deal with Oregon to get AI education in schools, colleges

by Alex Baumhardt

Computer chip company Nvidia paused its AI ambassador program that, in an agreement with Oregon, was meant to promote AI lessons in schools, college campuses.

OPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlocked

OPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlocked

by Dirk VanderHart, OPB

Worries about rising costs, high taxes, entrenched homelessness and poor leadership are major factors for Oregonians — and helping drive a neck-and-neck governor’s race this year that shows no sign of breaking decisively for either candidate. That’s the takeaway from a new poll commissioned by Oregon Public Broadcasting this month. The survey of 915 likely […]

Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris

In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. But those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end. Three […]
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