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Any student who wants to use CU Boulder’s version of ChatGPT must complete AI training, university says
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (312+ words) Starting in August, students will be required to complete an AI training module before they’re allowed to access the University of Colorado Boulder’s version of ChatGPT. The university is planning to roll out CU-controlled access to ChatGPT Edu for students…...
Need closure with a dead loved one? This CU Boulder team explores AI ghosts
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (513+ words) When presented with an AI-generated ghost of a dead loved one, graduate student Jack Manning thought that people would find it creepy. To Manning’s surprise, people loved it. Manning and a team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers studied how…...
Mittelman: Writing is a way to respond to the ongoing crisis of meaning
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (594+ words) I am often asked why I continue to write — what motivates me? The honest answer is that I’m not very good at anything else. In a famous essay published in 1946, George Orwell offered a more thoughtful response. He noted four…...
Boulder should halt its use of automatic license plate readers (Opinion)
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (198+ words) By Brian C. Keegan, Jed Brown and Andrew Brandt ALPR systems are already falsely accusing Colorado residents of crimes, continue to leak improperly secured data into search engines, and their data is regularly abused for stalking. These concerns are only compounded…...
Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah’s automated refill program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1044+ words) The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor’s office and get their prescriptions refilled online by an AI chatbot called Doctronic. It’s a seemingly simple step toward making healthcare more convenient for patients and prescribers. But it’s also a…...
Drops for AI stocks pull Wall Street lower, even as the majority of the US market rises
1+ week, 6+ day ago (670+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, even though two out of every three stocks within the index were rising. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 372 points, or 0.7%, with an hour of trading remaining, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.1% lower after erasing…...
Boulder's attractiveness creates an air of exclusivity; call Neguse about Israeli military funding; AI difficulties (Letters)
2+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) How many children have died in Gaza from Israeli attacks since 2023? The latest estimate is somewhere around 20,000, with many more injured, of course. Now the Trump administration wants to send another $3.3 billion of our tax dollars to Israel for more…...
A firestorm of complaints surrounds FirstBank’s rebrand
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1566+ words) Elizabeth Freudenthal was so upset with how PNC Bank handled her account during its takeover of FirstBank that the Denver resident decided to jump ship. “I am super angry about it,” Freudenthal said of her experience on Friday. “PNC is…...
Newsom urges a national ‘billionaires’ tax’ while fighting one in California
2+ week, 4+ day ago (636+ words) By JONATHAN J. COOPER California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a run for president as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national “billionaires’ tax” on Friday even as he fights another proposal targeting the…...
Why Michael Dougherty meets the moment; Hooton has the most realistic approach to AI (Letters)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (249+ words) I believe Dougherty is the best candidate because he has the proven ability to make complex legal judgments in high-stakes environments (the King Soopers mass shooting and last summer’s Pearl Street terror attack); substantial management experience (our District Attorney since…...