Chuck Severance News Today

The Republican-heavy slate of candidates with few Democratic challengers means the primary election is likely the deciding vote for many offices.

Next month's ballot is extensive, featuring races for sheriff, Knox County Commission, Knox County Board of Education and judicial contests, among others.

Columnist Victor Ashe also weighs in on Knoxvillians in Ukraine, and provides information about a candidate forum. And his list of notable birthdays!

The county primary is May 3. Early voting starts April 13.

Bradley Merrill Thompson of Epstein Becker Green encourages company leaders to develop an understanding of the vocabulary and workings of AI given the present and emerging legal risks and liabilities.

  When I wrote about the launch of online education startup Coursera back in April, one of the things that most intrigued me was the description that founders Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng gave of their plans for a peer-to-peer grading system. I’ve been a critic of the rise of the robot-graders — that is, the increasing usage of automated assessment software (used in other xMOOCS and online courses, as well as in other large-scale testing systems). While some assignments might lend themselve...