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By the students, for the students: Sierra High School represents Colorado in developing national AI framework
To many, the recent, rapid development of generative artificial intelligence and its lack of frameworks and oversight may evoke comparisons to the unrestrained Wild West in the 1800s or the economic potential of the dot-com boom in the early 2000s. Recognizing AI’s role in the future, students from all 50 states convened over the summer…
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About one-third of Coloradans use AI, Microsoft report finds
About one-third of Colorado residents are using artificial intelligence tools, placing the state slightly above the national average, according to a Microsoft report released in May. The report, Measuring AI Diffusion Across U.S. Geographies, found Colorado ranked 15th nationally for AI adoption for working-age users in the first quarter of 2026. The state’s AI user…
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Vice President Vance to USAFA grads: Honor tradition, innovate for future
As artificial intelligence and space defense become more prevalent in warfare, Vice President JD Vance told the 2026 Air Force Academy graduating class to uphold their standards while embracing innovation on a cloudy Thursday morning. Marking the academy’s 68th graduating class and the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, Vance told this year’s 931 graduating…
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Mike Lindell’s lawyer sanctioned again over flawed case citations
A federal judge financially sanctioned a lawyer for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for a second time on Thursday for including a “materially incorrect citation” in a case filing. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang imposed a $5,000 fine on attorney Christopher Kachouroff and his law firm. Because Lindell, his media company, and Kachouroff’s co-counsel…
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Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke about the unique role. State Supreme Court news • The Colorado Supreme Court decided that lifetime…
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Douglas County approves AI system for sheriff’s investigations
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an artificial intelligence system to assist the Sheriff’s Office with investigative analysis. The system is designed to help investigators process large volumes of data more efficiently and turn it into usable investigative leads, officials said. “This system dramatically improves how we process large and complex databases, turning…
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Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
As artificial intelligence reshapes almost every sector of the economy, experts at this year’s Colorado Climate Week gathering in Boulder said it is also reshaping local physical infrastructure. From grid demand and water use to data center construction, scaling the necessary framework to support AI, they said, will be a challenge as experts and policymakers…
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Federal judge proposes sanctions against Mike Lindell’s lawyers for continued fake citations
A federal judge is once again pursuing sanctions against lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for continuing to cite to court cases that do not exist, likely based on the faulty output of artificial intelligence tools. Last year, a jury in Colorado awarded plaintiff Eric Coomer $2.3 million in damages against the defendants, Lindell and…
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Potential clues? Palantir shares several risks of doing business in Colorado
When Palantir announced it moved its headquarters from Denver to Miami, it gave little reason for its decision. All it sent out was a short post on X. It came as a shock that the major company known for its federal contracts with U.S. military and immigration forces had been preparing a new place to…
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10th Circuit orders lawyer to pay $1,000 for faulty AI citations
The Denver-based federal appeals court ordered a lawyer on Monday to pay $1,000 to the opposing side for submitting a legal filing with fake case citations generated by artificial intelligence. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit acknowledged Kusmin Linda Amarsingh had expressed remorse over using unverified ChatGPT citations.…