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14 insights on responsible AI in industry

The audience at the Chicago Forum for Responsible AI in Industry: Fintech Artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere now. It ...

Mapping Chicago’s tech ecosystem

Study participants illustrate potential tech career paths. A new research project from the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) ...

Know your deltas: The difference between 8, 9, and 10

Hemp at 40x magnification. Credit: Edward Dowlman via Wikimedia Commons. You’ve probably seen signs for delta-8 in smoke ...

Where are they now? Lateef Idris*

Lateef Idris finished DPI’s tech workforce training program in the spring of 2023. Name: Lateef Idris Current job title: ...

DPI hosts its first game design class for young women and gender-expansive youth

Students at the first narrative game design workshop specifically for young women and gender-expansive youth. When DPI’s Discover ...

DPI previews K–12 climate education platform at meteorology conference

Ishika Sharma and Ansh Kumar discuss Sky Scouts with the US Department of Energy’s Gary Geernaert. Climate researchers and ...

Where are they now? Mena Castillo*

Mena Castillo finished DPI’s tech workforce training program in the spring of 2023. Name: Mena Castillo Current job title: ...

What’s the best way to “green the gray”? Ask DPI researchers.

The intersection of local knowledge and scientific knowledge is crucial to adapt to climate change. A new partnership with Chicago’...

Making art and tracking makeup with DPI’s latest tech workforce trainees

DPI trainees present their apps to guests at the showcase. As an operations associate at Sephora, “testers” are a big ...

Inside DPI’s software development team

A diagram is an early stage in every software development project. Photo illustration by Jonathon Berlin. The work of Discovery ...

The Cannabis Research Institute: “From Seed to Social Impact”

Reggie Gaudino speaks at the CRI riverside chat as Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado and Nathaniel Inglis Steinfeld listen. When Illinois ...

DPI’s Ruben Abarca honored by Crain’s

Photo credit: Alex Garcia Ruben Abarca, a corporate partnerships lead for DPI’s Pritzker Tech Talent Labs (PTTL), has been ...

14 insights on responsible AI in industry

The audience at the Chicago Forum for Responsible AI in Industry: Fintech Artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere now. It ...

Mapping Chicago’s tech ecosystem

Study participants illustrate potential tech career paths. A new research project from the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) ...

Report: Only half of computer science teachers in Illinois meet recommended qualifications

IWERC releases third report on state of computer science education in the state Chicago — (Mar 25, 2025) A new report ...