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Opinion

AI is helpful, but can fail on facts

Editorials and columns

I love using artificial intelligence technologies. They’re wildly powerful and helpful. They speed up research and summarize historical or philosophical ideas or help with practical problem solving. Hey, I’m not a plumber. Helpful as they can be, I see several hazards as we confront AI ...

Local News Day commentary for MPA

Editorials and columns

I started my journalism career with a typewriter, a notebook and a pretty basic motivation: I wanted to know what was happening in my community, and why. The typewriter is long gone, replaced by technologies I couldn’t have imagined back then. But across Michigan, the curiosity and ...

The ice melted. The impact didn’t.

Editorials and columns

Although we are a few weeks past the second “onceinalifetime” ice storm and many of us are ready to move on, we shouldn’t forget its impact. The storm affected more than our daily routines; it deeply impacted our business community, especially our small businesses. Like many of you, I ...