Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Budget pressures, policy compromises and intraparty tensions shaped this year’s session under Colorado’s Gold Dome.

Companies, governments and other groups that create and use artificial intelligence will no longer have to disclose how their AI systems help make decisions on things like hiring, loans and housing.

Weld County commissioner Scott James said last month bringing data centers to his region would mean more tax dollars, wider roads and maybe even more investments into buildings just like the massive ballroom he was speaking in at Aims Community College in Greeley.

A compromise bill backed by environmental groups is still being negotiated.

AI technology expands in the Mountain West to reduce wildfires

Data centers are pivotal to artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Some Colorado lawmakers say the state needs more data centers – and that they could generate jobs and tax revenue. But data centers also consume huge amounts of energy and water. Do the future benefits outweigh the costs?

Companies that create and use AI wouldn’t have to disclose how their systems help make decisions on things like hiring, loans and housing.

The joint lawsuit argues that the law is unconstitutional and jeopardizes the United States’ position as “the global AI leader.” It comes as state lawmakers debate tweaks to the policy, set to go into effect June 30. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel and then read the entire article at the link below.

More than half of Colorado teachers report using AI tools. Many say this technology helps them vary their teaching methods to meet student needs, according to new survey data from the Colorado Department of Education.

Elon Musk’s xAI, which owns the social media platform X and the generative AI chatbot Grok, sued Colorado in federal court Thursday, alleging that a state consumer-protection law passed in 2024, Senate Bill 24-205, violates the company’s constitutional rights. SB-205 is scheduled to take effect in June.