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AN EVOLUTION: Kristen Regine, a Rhode Island College marketing professor, says colleges are adding more data courses with a focus on analytics as social media continues to gain in importance in marketing.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Colleges embrace creator economy curriculum

Education 02/27/2026

Ten years ago, most social media marketing education focused intensely on controlling a brand’s messaging. Today, it’s been reimagined to prepare students for “a creator...

AI agents arrived in 2025; now risks are becoming clear

Commentary 01/16/2026

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the...

‘JUST A TOOL’: Donovan Brady, seated at far right, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit on Oct. 9. Brady and other panelists say artificial intelligence is creating opportunities for business. Also on the panel are, from left, Joyce Ofili, Amgen Inc. information systems specialist and business systems analyst; Arnell Milhouse, yconic co-founder and CEO; and Tim Henry, professor in Rhode Island College’s Computer Science and Information Technology Department. Moderating is Christopher Parisi, standing, founder of the marketing firm Trailblaze Inc.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Summit: Businesses should ‘create a sandbox’ for AI experimentation

PBN Summit 10/24/2025

When yconic co-founder and CEO Arnell Milhouse talks to companies about leveraging artificial intelligence, he commonly encounters at least some anxiety. The technology exploded in popularity...

Raymond Calore / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Raymond Calore

5Q 08/15/2025

Raymond Calore | Owner and president, BCI Computers 1. What is the target audience for your new book, “AI: The Great Disruption”? People who...

PROCEED WITH CAUTION: Pamela Thornton, director of strategic human resource services for the Employers Association of the NorthEast, says that companies relying on artificial intelligence to streamline hiring should still maintain a human connection during the process as much as possible. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Using AI to do the hiring far from an exact science...

Focus 08/15/2025

As more companies are adopting artificial intelligence in the workplace, the technology is playing an increasing role in hiring processes, with many employers still...

Rein in potential risks of AI diet apps

Commentary 05/23/2025

Would you hire artificial intelligence as your weight-loss coach? If you answered yes, perhaps think again. Though continuously evolving rapidly, AI has already demonstrated...

After winning over House for second year, fate of election deepfakes...

Government 05/09/2025

ChatGPT was hardly a household name when Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski first pitched state regulations limiting artificial intelligence in elections in January 2024. Seventeen months later, the AI-powered...

GIVING VOICE:  Dr. Fatima Mirza works in an examination room at Rhode Island Hospital. Mirza and her husband, Dr. Rohaid Ali, worked on two significant projects recently involving artificial intelligence, one of which used OpenAI’s Voice Engine to create a clone of the voice of a young patient who lost her voice after surgery to remove a brain tumor.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A higher health care intelligence? In R.I., some believe it’s the...

Cover Story 01/17/2025

Like many these days, Severence MacLaughlin foresees a big, bright future for artificial intelligence. Unlike many, the Rhode Island-based data scientist was willing to quit...

AI in the workplace

Executive Poll 11/08/2024

Does your company use artificial intelligence in any way within the workplace? Yes: 40% No: 40% No, but our company is discussing it: 20% Has using artificial intelligence...