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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...

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...

AI PROPONENTS: Christopher Parisi, right, president of Trailblaze Inc., moderates a panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can transform businesses in Rhode Island at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Arnell Milhouse, co-founder and CEO at SiliconXL and DevAccelerator Inc.; Tim Henry, professor at Rhode Island College; and Dori Albert, president of Spyglass MTG LLC.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel pushes for R.I. businesses to adopt AI, says state lags...

PBN Summit 10/25/2024

If artificial intelligence was personified as one of your co-workers, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry says, it would right now rank as an...

ALL IN FOR AI: Christopher Parisi, president of the Providence marketing firm Trailblaze Inc., is the vice chairperson of the state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force and a proponent of the state taking early steps to prepare for AI.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. task force preps for good, bad of AI spread

Focus 08/16/2024

Businessman Christopher Parisi has watched the evolution of artificial intelligence, from being dismissed as science fiction to being incorporated into everyday life. However, Parisi says...

ADMINISTRATORS at Rhode Island College are already looking for grants and other funding sources for its new Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies after the $2 million allocation from the state's American Rescue Plan Act funds runs out in three years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

After initial launch, RIC’s new cybersecurity institute looks to be self-funded

Editor's Choice 11/17/2023

State leaders have agreed to set aside more than $2 million to launch the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College,...

FUTURE SHOCK: Arnell Milhouse, second from right, founder and CEO of CareerDevs Inc., speaks during the PBN Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. Milhouse sees massive changes coming because of artificial intelligence, but many of the changes will be positive, he says. With Milhouse on the panel are Jeffrey Wilhelm, left, founder and CEO of Infused Innovations Inc., and Timothy Henry, seated right, assistant professor and researcher at Rhode Island College. Christopher Parisi, standing, founder and president of marketing firm Trailblaze Inc., moderates.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Firms hesitating on AI are falling behind, PBN summit panel says

PBN Summit 10/27/2023

With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, businesses in Rhode Island will have no choice but to invest in the technology tools to ensure they survive. The...

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...