The morning began with Denver’s mayor interviewing a monk about ethical artificial intelligence and ended several hours later with Gov. Jared Polis on a topic of great consternation for many in the technology industry: Colorado’s AI law .

The topic was bound to come up Tuesday at the second annual DenAI Summit, an AI conference hosted by the city of Denver. The state’s law, which Polis signed in May 2024, aimed to protect consumers from possible harms of AI. But pushback from the tech community over worries of stifling innovation led Polis to change his mind followed by two attempts by the state legislature to change the law. Other than delaying its start to June 30 , the law has not changed.

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