Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Is Denver poised to become the Silicon Valley of the ‘New West?’
With an abundance of available talent, robust university partnerships and a “welcoming give first mindset,” global leaders in artificial intelligence are pointing to Denver as the next hotbed for public sector tech innovation. As Mayor Mike Johnston wrapped up his second city-led – and sold-out – AI Summit on Tuesday, he told attendees that with…
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The big winner of the special session? Big Tech | Vince Bzdek
If you are looking for winners and losers from the recent legislative special session, the biggest winner has to be the tech industry, which showed itself to be a force to be reckoned with in the fight over the AI bill. There are 100 legislators in the Colorado Legislature. The tech industry hired 150 lobbyists…
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Douglas County School District explores own AI platform for classrooms, superintendent says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School is back in session in Douglas County. So is the school district’s efforts to expand the use of artificial intelligence in its classrooms. For roughly three years, the Douglas County School District — comprising 61,000 students among 92 schools in the large county south…
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Wheat Ridge police begin using AI to help police reports
Artificial intelligence software will now help Wheat Ridge Police Department officers save hours on official written reports. During a 10-hour work day, police officers can spend up to four hours writing out reports based on the day’s arrests, according to Wheat Ridge Police Department’s spokesperson Alex Rose. Now, with the department’s Aug. 1 adoption of…
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Welcome to the Age of the Broligarchs | Vince Bzdek
One of the most remarkable things about the inauguration Monday was the prominence of place given to tech titans during the ceremonies. Magnates worth more than $1 trillion were seated right behind the president and a row ahead of Donald Trump’s Cabinet as Trump was sworn in. Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO…
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US House task force releases report on AI regulation with 66 key findings, 85 recommendations
The U.S. House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has released its report on artificial intelligence following nearly a year of meetings and discussions with over 100 experts in the field. The task force, which included 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans, was charged with compiling a comprehensive “road map” for Congress to implement safeguards against artificial…
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Colorado Attorney General, other states propose remedy to end Google search engine monopoly
Google’s search engine has remained supreme since its launch in 1998, but due to a violation of antitrust laws the monopoly may soon come to an end. Following Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling in August that Google violated federal antitrust laws by illegally maintaining a…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” — such as “deepfakes” — as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…