Magnolia Tribune Q&A examines MAIN’s $7.1 million RESTORE funding priorities
Published December 11, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Magnolia Tribune interviewed MAIN Director Dr. Kollin Napier about the MAIN RESTORE Act funding and how the network will use its $7.1 million grant. The top priority is establishing the MAIN AI Hub on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dr. Kollin Napier, […]
The Magnolia State leads in protecting America’s cybersecurity with AI
Published December 4, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Mississippi AI cybersecurity leadership is the focus of this Magnolia Tribune commentary by State Sen. Scott DeLano. MAIN is sharing the source because it connects Mississippi’s AI education and workforce efforts with cybersecurity, public-private collaboration, and statewide talent development. Source attribution: […]
Dr. Kollin Napier Connects AI Education and Workforce Readiness at Delta State Lecture
Published November 20, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Updated August 23, 2026: Added a representative event photograph and clarified this article’s source-based MAIN framing. Reporting note: This MAIN article summarizes Delta State University’s November 20, 2024 report by Nathan Duff and adds context about MAIN’s AI education and workforce […]
RESTORE Act grant expands MAIN and supports a Gulf Coast AI hub
Published November 18, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Source attribution: This MAIN brief summarizes and contextualizes Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s November 18, 2024 announcement, written by Kathy McAdams. Conceptual editorial illustration created for MAIN to represent RESTORE Act funding becoming shared AI infrastructure on the Gulf Coast. Generated […]
WLOX reports on $7.1 million funding for Mississippi’s statewide AI initiative
Published November 17, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Source attribution: This MAIN brief summarizes and contextualizes WLOX’s November 17, 2024 video report, “MGCCC receives funding to advance nation’s first statewide AI initiative.” Dr. Kollin Napier discusses the RESTORE Act funding announcement with WLOX News. Source: WLOX. WLOX reported that […]
Aspen Institute spotlights MAIN’s community-college AI education model
Published November 12, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. The Aspen Institute highlighted Mississippi’s community-college-led approach as one model for making practical AI education available beyond a single campus or degree program. The November 12, 2024 article from UpSkill America and the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program compared work in […]
Magnolia Tribune profiles MAIN’s statewide workforce training
Published October 30, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Source attribution: This MAIN brief summarizes and contextualizes Lynne Jeter’s October 30, 2024 Magnolia Tribune profile of MAIN and Mississippi workforce training. Conceptual editorial illustration created for MAIN to represent practical AI learning moving into Mississippi workplaces. Generated with AI and […]
How Mississippi lawmakers are approaching an AI policy framework
Published October 27, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Mississippi lawmakers were weighing how to place practical guardrails around artificial intelligence without closing off useful innovation. A Magnolia Tribune report by Lynne Jeter, published October 27, 2024, examined the policy choices facing the state and included perspectives from legislative technology […]
What AI vendors are asking Mississippi lawmakers to clarify
Published October 23, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Technology vendors told Mississippi policymakers that workable AI rules need clarity, consistency and room to adapt. A Magnolia Tribune report by Lynne Jeter, published October 23, 2024, examined vendor priorities raised as lawmakers began considering an AI policy framework for the […]
Delta State AI panel connects higher education and workforce readiness
Published October 22, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network. Delta State University brought five Mississippi higher-education leaders together to examine how artificial intelligence could affect teaching, student preparation and campus operations. The discussion, organized by the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Teaching and Learning at Jobe Hall Auditorium, was documented […]