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With the arrival of GPT-4 in March, some artificial intelligence experts have called for a pause in development because of advanced AI’s “profound risks.” Others point to enormous potential benefits. The Beacon’s May 23 event will explore this topic.
The company says its $1 million expansion will create nearly 40 new jobs over the next five years.
Most people want to avoid difficult conversations about how to “move from” the horrors of the dreadful, prevailing poverty and racism. A “moving forward” antiracism conversation offers a more hopeful possibility.
The Rochester mayor, speaking at an event to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said his plan for overcoming systemic inequality includes increasing opportunities for home ownership, youth engagement, and entrepreneurship.
Tens of thousands of Bhutanese citizens—including more than 15,000 Bhutanese Americans who live in the Rochester area—have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution and discrimination by the Bhutanese government.
After nearly 600 years, the Vatican has formally disowned the Doctrine of Discovery. But its legacy remains at the heart of the debate over European nations’ colonization of the New World—including Upstate New York—and whether to “cancel” Columbus.
Following the release of their new album, “Winner,” the musical duo comes to Rochester.
The Levine Center to End Hate youth summit seeks to help young changemakers focus on the principles of collective impact and amplify their voices together.
As climate change accelerates, the Rochester area is expected to experience fewer extremes than many parts of the U.S., making it a possible destination for those who have been displaced. Is the region prepared?
The creativity and innovation festival at Rochester Institute of Technology will feature 354 exhibits involving more than 2,200 students, faculty, and staff.
Only 12 percent of Beacon readers who participated want the Biden administration to slow the pace of climate policy change and more than half would be willing to pay a premium for alternative fuels.
A lawyer who helped file the class action that claims “racialized violent policing in Rochester” says body-worn camera footage could turn up “hundreds, if not thousands” of potential plaintiffs.
Grand juries nearly always do what the prosecutor wants them to do. Does that explain why no RPD officers were indicted in the Daniel Prude case?
The company, which has roughly 1,200 employees here, recently won a $53.7 million federal contract to boost its antigen and antibody test efforts.
Activists, elected officials and others spoke out after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.
The Climate Solutions Accelerator and other organizations partnered on the educational effort to build awareness on the deep connections between injustice and climate change.
Jon Spacher and Benn Fee Spacher have taken the reins as fifth-generation owners of Fee Brothers, whose roots in Rochester trace to 1864.
The city, RDDC and the Convention Center are partnering to create a public gathering place, until permanent plans for the site are developed.
Meeting New York’s commitment to renewable energy will require continued technological and policy innovation.
The two parties square off over political donors and the Working Families Party line in upcoming elections.
How do you attack the waste problem? You figure out the biggest items generating waste and start there.
A new report from ACT Rochester and Trillium Health highlights a health crisis obscured by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, its team put increased emphasis on resilience.
The 28-year-old, who got his first job in politics only five years ago, today leads the Monroe County Democratic Committee. He aims to help the at-times fractious party achieve a long-sought goal: winning a majority in the County Legislature.