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Amazon worker safety should concern Gorham | Letter
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Maine should take care not to overregulate AI | Jim Fossel
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (295+ words) There are a lot of ideas floating around in Augusta about how to regulate large language models, commonly referred to as artificial intelligence. You've all heard the brand names " ChatGPT, Anthropic, Grok. It's the hot-button issue of the year, all…...
Medical claims process needs to be less complex | Letter
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (269+ words) I'm writing regarding the Maine House Republicans' recent press release about a federal audit finding $45.6 million in improper MaineCare autism payments from the state of Maine. As a retired physician, I can see from the details provided that the great…...
Our Engineers and Designers are embarked on a mission that matters: designing the world’s most advanced and capable ships
1+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) The Engineers and Designers of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works are building the future of the U.S. Navy, putting their creativity, knowledge and skill into building the ships our country's Sailors depend on to defend freedom of navigation around the world…...
Beware of scams targeting older citizens | Column
1+ week, 3+ day ago (651+ words) But," I replied, it's got a State of Maine .gov heading. It looks real!" It took me a minute to get past the threats of losing my license and car registration to realize all of the red flags for a…...
Citing AI, Maine lawmakers are close to passing strict data privacy measure
2+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced a measure that would limit the amount of digital data that businesses and other groups can collect and use to target consumers with advertisements. The bill, sponsored Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth, would…...
Maine’s energy grid needs help. Crypto mining might offer it. | Opinion
3+ week, 6+ day ago (513+ words) Jacob Aronoff is based in Portland, with interests'in tech, security and energy issues. Two years ago, I shared an opinion that Maine's uptick in data breaches was a result of lax oversight and outdated systems; that our everyday life was…...
How accurate is AI’s ‘Most Maine Man in the World’? | Column
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (651+ words) A rugged-looking man in orange rain gear stands on a fishing boat cradling a lobster the size of a baby seal. Over the course of a two-minute video, he selects a shirt from a closet full of flannels, takes a…...
Using AI to solve your tech problems | Column
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (803+ words) While these issues are being sorted out, the rest of us may be interested in what AI can do for us. Can it help us problem solve everyday issues? Is it really what some have called a "search engine on…...
AI is changing the game at Maine restaurants – whether they know it or not
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1323+ words) In the past, when Chef Gil Plaster of The Causeway restaurant at the Craignair Inn in Spruce Head needed some help brainstorming dish ideas or researching a cuisine, he'd spend hours scouring cookbooks. For the past few years, though, Plaster…...