Opinion: It’s time for state officials to adopt effective policies around use of AI technology

(Colorado Newsline) Ask a generative AI chatbot to describe what Governor Jared Polis has accomplished for Colorado, and it might mention that he “worked to expand funding for early childhood education and kindergarten” and “pursued initiatives to lower the cost of prescription drugs,” as ChatGPT accurately reported recently, based on a prompt I entered.

The digital tool also stated that Polis “established a state office focused on fighting climate change and protecting the environment.” Hmm. I know of no such office.

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Tougher ethics rules for U.S. Supreme Court justices advocated in Senate hearing

(Colorado Newsline) Senate Democrats for the third time this year made their case that U.S. Supreme Court justices must follow stronger ethics rules, including recusing themselves from cases where they have a financial stake or other connection to a case.

The series of hearings by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and its subcommittees came after recent revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’ luxury travel and real estate transactions with a GOP donor.

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