Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Colorado and other states are seeing massive data center growth, and big buyers may squeeze out consumers. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter David Krause and then read the entire article at the link below.

The job market in Colorado and around the country is pitting AI generators against AI filters and leaving real workers and hiring managers feeling trapped in the middle. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang and then read the entire article at the link below.

All the action has been along the Front Range. Could places like Craig, Fort Morgan and Pagosa Springs be part of the story going forward?

A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.

Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.

AI data centers use large amounts of water for cooling. And many are being built in the drought-stricken Mountain West, sparking concerns over water supplies.

If the agreement holds, it would end nearly two years of negotiations on how to try to prevent AI from harming people when they do things like apply for jobs, seek out loans and pursue a college degree.

The extraordinary changes to the Senate Appropriations Committee give Democrats a 5-2 advantage on the panel, whereas before they had a 4-3 majority. Democratic state Sen. Jeff Bridges was removed from the committee.

The legislature is trying to head off a law that takes effect early next year. They’ll have several different choices of how to do that.

The Idaho National Laboratory is one of four sites selected to develop AI data centers because of their existing energy resources.