(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed an executive order establishing what he calls a “pro-human” framework for using artificial intelligence across state government. Cox says Utah’s Department of Government Operations will lead the effort and establish safeguards he says will preserve, quote, “individual liberty, privacy, and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Amidst the recent alarm bells over the dangers of AI, Utah Governor Spencer Cox is calling for a national framework to govern AI companies. Cox wrote a letter yesterday saying that AI must be “human-guided” and “human-controlled” in order for humanity to reap the benefits. […]
On July 30, Governor Spencer Cox announced the Utah AI Moonshot, a new $5 Million competitive grant program to support artificial intelligence research that improves the lives of Utahns. In a press release it was shared, “the program will fund projects that tackle important challenges across five focus areas, including […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is testing America’s first AI system that can refill prescriptions. The pilot program is being operated by the state and a company called Doctronic. An AI system will refill prescriptions for people with chronic conditions. If successful, it could provide other states with a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill in Utah aims to regulate generative AI in police reports. Senate Bill 180 requires law enforcement agencies to have policies on AI use and provide disclaimers if AI is used in creating reports. Additionally, such documents must be reviewed for accuracy. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers have introduced HB 168, a bill to establish a task force aimed at overseeing the ethical use of AI in Utah schools. The task force would focus on preventing misuse, such as cheating, while promoting the benefits of AI in education. Although the […]
(Phoenix, AZ) — Students at an Arizona charter school will be taught by artificial intelligence, and the same technology could soon come to classrooms in Utah. The school is fully online with students receiving teaching from A.I. for two hours every day. Unbound operates a private school in Texas using […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill proposed in the legislature would define sexually explicit images of people without their consent as revenge porn. Democratic Senator Karen Kwan has proposed the bill that would close a loophole in the current terms of the anti-deep fake porn law. Currently an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are at work on legislation regarding child exploitation using new forms of technology. Representative Ariel Defry is the sponsor of House Bill 148 which proposes to clarify the illegal nature of developing or distributing AI-generated child pornography in Utah. The state wants to […]
