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‘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...

DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, seated at right, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Alexander was joined on the panel by, from left, David Phillips, chief information security officer at OSHEAN Inc., and Rick Norberg, CEO at Vertikal6 Inc. Guest moderator is Norman Duquette, standing, senior vice president at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Panelists advise caution, not fear, when incorporating AI

Economic Activity 10/09/2025

WARWICK – When Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry thinks about artificial intelligence, the modern technology brings an ancient myth to mind. Specifically, Henry, who...

LESSON LEARNED: Savannah Campbell has built her business Caribe & Co. LLC with the help of her presence on TikTok, but with talks of banning the social media platform, she has diversified her marketing.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Threat of TikTok ban has some businesses changing plans

Entrepreneurship 02/28/2025

Last summer, Savannah Campbell made a commitment to herself to post on TikTok every day to boost her business. Campbell’s original strategy was working. In...

State hires Accenture as AI Task Force consultant for $75K

Economic Activity 10/17/2024

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island's Artificial Intelligent Task Force works to determine best practices related to the growing industry, the state has hired information...

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, former longtime U.S. congressman for Rhode Island, has been appointed as a new visiting scholar for the University of Rhode Island's Department of Political Science. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Are you concerned about the use of artificial intelligence in your...

Government 07/19/2024

A new state Artificial Intelligence Task Force held its first meeting on July 15. Gov. Daniel J. McKee created the task force and a Center...

The A.I. angst: Businesses, workers grapple with navigating uncharted tech territory

Cover Story 08/18/2023

For most of the 10 years she has operated TIB Creative Studio LLC in Providence, graphic designer Theresa Barzyk has relied on a low-tech...

AI offers R.I. a chance at new revolution

Advice 05/26/2023

You don’t need to look far to see daily new developments and news around artificial intelligence, from ChatGPT to AI image generators. Rhode Island has...