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		<title>Trump administration targets state AI laws over ideology</title>
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					<dc:creator>Robbie Sequeira, Stateline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:37:52 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/jonathan-kemper-MMUzS5Qzuus-unsplash-e1783946259733.jpg" alt="The welcome screen for the OpenAI “ChatGPT” app is displayed on a laptop screen in a photo illustration." /><p>Colorado’s landmark regulations, already repealed, are at the center of federal pushback.</p>
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		<title>Artificial resurrection: CU study used AI to chat with dead loved ones, to surprising results</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>White House Wants to Vet Powerful AI Models for Risks</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ahmed Hamza</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:09:16 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/AIsafety.avif" alt="White House Wants to Vet Powerful AI Models for Risks" /><p>A Colorado computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult.</p>
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		<title>States Will Keep Pushing AI Laws Despite Trump&#8217;s Efforts to Stop Them</title>
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					<dc:creator>Madyson Fitzgerald for Stateline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:32:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Measuring Colorado’s Mountains, One Hike at a Time</title>
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					<dc:creator>Eric Gilbertson</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:27:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/file-20251119-56-czmot.avif" alt="man measures distance from mountain top with GPS" /><p>Does Colorado have a new 14er? According to this measurement, yes.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Is Pumping the Brakes on First-of-Its-Kind AI Regulation</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stefani Langehennig</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 06:35:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/conversationai.avif" alt="scale of justice with ai" /><p>The state is looking for a more practical path forward.</p>
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		<title>Smartwatches Show Big Promise in Fighting Burnout Among Colorado Doctors</title>
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					<dc:creator>Brendan Joel Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-35/applewatch2.webp" alt="An Apple Watch" /><p>Research believe the results show that we can't just let our smartwatches collect the data. We must engage with it often.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Adds AI-Generated Deepfakes to Revenge Porn, Child Exploitation Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Netflix Says That Streaming Services Aren&#8217;t Taxable Goods. Colorado Judges Didn&#8217;t Buy It.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>AI Will Live On: Will You Leave Behind a Generative Ghost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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