Cox Announces 'Pro-Human' AI Initiative for Utah

Utah governor announces 'pro-human' AI plan, condemns federal preemption scheme

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced a $10 million project to improve the AI skills of the state's workforce. He also spoke out against federal efforts to preempt states' AI laws.

‘States must act’: Cox pushes for AI regulations ahead of federal preemption talk

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during an artificial intelligence summit on Dec, 2, 2025. (Alixel Cabrera/Utah News Dispatch)Government should not be telling tech companies how to develop their artificial intelligence, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says, but it must be in the business of protecting children. “The minute you decide to use those tools to give my kid a sexualized chat bot, then it’s my business and it’s the government’s business, and we are g…

Utah will push for ‘pro-human’ AI, Gov. Cox announces, as Trump backs ban on state regulations

Gov. Spencer Cox told a gathering of policymakers and tech leaders Tuesday morning that as artificial intelligence seeps further into daily life, “We have to apply Utah values to this new technology.”

Cox announces 'pro-human' AI initiative for Utah

Governor Spencer Cox announced a "pro-human AI initiative" in Utah, setting up the potential for more guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence in the state."What we want is that every decision that we make related to AI, wherever it exists, is it serving humankind? Is it promoting human flourishing? Or is it making us dumber or worse? I think if we look at things through that lens, well end up in a much better place," the governor sa…

‘States must act’: Utah governor pushes for AI regulations ahead of federal preemption talk

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