artificial intelligence

Introduced by Republican state Rep. Wendy Hausman, “The Taylor Swift Act,” would offer a path for Missourians to sue when someone has distributed or published an AI-generated sexual image of them without their written consent.

While artificial intelligence can automate some tasks, users should be cautious when looking to chatbots for social connection or mental health advice, a Kansas City University psychology professor says.

Western Kansas has the potential to capitalize on our region’s growing energy demands even as rural populations shrink. There’s plenty of land, wind and sun to be a center for renewable energy production. But skepticism is bringing these projects to a halt.

Independence, Missouri, officials are considering tax breaks for a massive AI data center, but many residents don’t even want it built in the first place. Plus: After almost a year of conflict, a private prison operator is finally playing nice with the city of Leavenworth to get a permit for an ICE detention facility.

Data centers used to fuel AI are popping up all over the U.S., and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention. Even Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has pushed for more regulation.

According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the number of people in Missouri filing 1099-G tax forms this year is the highest it's been since 2021.

A data center in the Crossroads is one of the first in the country to get a loan for clean energy. Plus: Scientists across the central U.S. say they have experienced a year of change and uncertainty under the second Trump administration.

Streaming platforms like Spotify are now pushing users to music generated by artificial intelligence. Kansas City musicians question the necessity of these platforms altogether, while pushing for more regulations and urging consumers to support their music by buying it directly.

As job creation slowed through most of 2025, Midwestern college graduates — and those approaching graduation — describe a competitive, unusual job market that makes them question their self-worth.

The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. Experts say it's not legal, and many Republicans, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, are also uncomfortable with the effort.

Sen. Josh Hawley says his bill will track layoffs attributed to replacing workers with AI. A St. Louis expert says "the great AI replacement" could lead to millions of people losing their jobs.

Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It’s part of a national push for new nuclear energy generation.