AI can help, but therapy still needs a human touch
By LISA BURCH // Loneliness is no longer a private struggle. It’s a public health crisis, showing up in hospitals, classrooms, workplaces and counseling offices across Long Island and the…
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No. 1026: A logical approach to innovation (with tau protein, hot pastrami and pampered pets on parade)
Second thoughts: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we roll into the second half of the year’s second workweek. To celebrate, here’s the second Innovate Long Island Wednesday Newsletter…
As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…
As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
Chatbots are charming – but can they keep a secret?
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Much has been made of the surface-level dangers of generative artificial intelligence: It writes like a robot, invents facts and struggles with nuance. These are…
The Debrief: Innovation, front and center at Adelphi
Adelphi University has many thriving hubs. Among its most active and progressive is the Adelphi University Innovation Center, a pulsating nerve-point of high-tech presentations, hands-on workshops and interactive demonstrations…
PR mega-merger threatens the very soul of creativity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In one memorable episode of “Mad Men,” Sterling Cooper merges into the tongue-twisting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, igniting a chaotic clash of egos and overlapping…
No. 915: In which CBs speak, AI stutters, Holy Fathers fly and Julian Assange goes free – and try the tacos!
Ten-four, drivers: Breaker, breaker, dear readers – it’s Friday on the information superhighway and your good buddy Innovate Long Island is here to keep the go-go juice pumping before…
Study: Consumers authentically annoyed by AI content
By GREGORY ZELLER // Major brands incorporating artificial intelligence in their advertising campaigns are walking a risky tightrope, according to a forthcoming study led by the New York Institute of…
AI needs some history lessons, for posterity’s sake
By ALLISON SINGH // As a lawyer, I’m not deeply concerned about artificial intelligence. But as someone who cares about history – especially Long Island history – I’m very concerned….
As lonely seniors multiply … robotics to the rescue?
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // You’ve probably chatted with Alexa or ordered Siri around, but odds are you haven’t met ElliQ. ElliQ is an artificial intelligence-powered robot the New York State Office for the…