In Business Madison

4 days ago | ibmadison.com | Tom Still

If you want to know why some people fear the growth of artificial intelligence, just ask an AI Chatbot yourself. The answer is fast and honest … in a mechanical sort of way. Job displacement and economic disruption, the potential for misuse, the possibility of AI becoming uncontrollable and the rise of a surveillance state were among the answers my inquiry produced.

1 week ago | ibmadison.com | Tom Still

At a time of missile launches in the Middle East, grinding war in Ukraine, political assassination in Minnesota and a potentially crushing national debt hanging over the economy, it’s a relief to visit a place where people gather for lunch, sing a patriotic song and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. All at the world’s biggest Culver’s restaurant, no less. Tuesday at the Edgerton Rotary Club was more than an excuse for a burger, fries and a dish of ice cream just off I-39.

1 week ago | ibmadison.com | Joe Vanden Plas

In early 2022, as fundraising for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture was in its early stages, Dr. Alex Gee lamented the lack of cultural grounding or space that feels like a cultural home for Madison’s Black residents, one that tells the story of their transcendence, survival, and perseverance. “Those things aren’t told and when they aren’t, you don’t feel like a space is home,” hold told IB Madison.

1 week ago | ibmadison.com | Joe Vanden Plas

Alex Gee, CEO of the Center for Black Excellence and Culture, led the media on a tour of the facility after announcing the center’s capital campaign has reached its $31 million capital campaign goal for a fully funded, debt-free facility. The center, which is scheduled to open in December of this year, is still fundraising to help with the costs of operation and maintenance.

2 weeks ago | ibmadison.com | Tom Still

At a point when science skeptics are rolling back federal aid for medical research, the story of how a Wisconsin company is fighting cancer through diagnostics linked to such research offers a timely reminder of its enduring importance. That’s especially so if you’re among the one in five people who will develop cancer sometime in life.