Artificial Intelligence

A new actress is putting the film industry on edge, because she’s made by artificial intelligence. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio spoke with advocates in Hawai‘i’s film industry who fear that AI might replace human talent.

A new artificial intelligence model is making waves for its ability to create realistic videos. ʻIolani School emerging technologies educator Gabriel Yanagihara spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about Sora 2.

Jason Edward Lewis and Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada founded the Hawaiian and Indigenous Future Imaginaries Lab, or the HIFI Lab, to direct thought and art around emerging technologies.

Gabriel Yanagihara, a computer science teacher at ‘Iolani school, is the man behind the local viral videos. The Conversation spoke with Yanagihara about the unconventional class assignment that led to the videos.

Fernanda Camarena with the Poynter Institute discusses the implications of the Trump administration's restrictions on the media's access to public officials; ‘Iolani School teacher Gabriel Yanagihara uses generative AI to make viral videos of snow on top of Lēʻahi and whales swimming in the Ala Wai Canal

Major defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has had a presence here on the islands for three decades and leaders say it is the largest provider of artificial intelligence services for the U.S. military. The Conversation talked to Heather Fortuna Bush and Ed Barnabas of Booz Allen Hamilton about the use of AI in the military.

A recent artificial intelligence program piloted in Hawaiʻi public schools produced outcomes that not only impressed education leaders but also got some of them emotional. The Conversation talked to Ian Kitajima, the co-creator of the program, about the outcomes and what he hopes for the future.

Followers of the legacy Kauaʻi newspaper The Garden Island were recently introduced to two AI broadcasters named “Rose” and “James.” A technology journalist said this is the first time he has seen this type of AI used by a U.S. newsroom. The Conversation's Maddie Bender has more.

Retired University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa journalism professor Gerald Kato talked with HPR's Catherine Cruz about the use of artificial intelligence in journalism.

Genie.gg seeks to create a safe experience for children using the internet. HPR's Russell Subiono learns more.