Artificial Intelligence

The proposed Stratos data center project was a recurring topic during the debate between incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy and former state Rep. Phil Lyman.

Another water rights application for the massive Stratos Project was withdrawn, but county voters won't get to decide the project's fate. Meanwhile, Iron County is pausing data center applications.

Two schools backed out of using AI to read graduates' names, while another is moving forward. In other news, Utah is officially under a state of emergency for drought.

Data centers, like the massive Stratos Project in Box Elder County, have faced backlash over negative effects on water, air, wildlife, and more. A study could pin down what those effects would be.

One application was withdrawn on May 5 after receiving nearly 4,000 formal complaints. Now, the protest period for an application from a separate entity has begun.

There is no denying it: A.I. has changed higher education, and teachers are trying to catch up — to figure out how to live in this new world, and how to make learning meaningful.Stephen Aguilar studies how emerging technologies shape teaching, learning, and motivation. He’s also co-leading work at the USC center for generative A.I. and society, which just released a new report examining how students and teachers are actually using artificial intelligence in real classrooms.

Utah is one of over 20 states that requires political media to disclaim if it was generated by AI — but many accounts still don't flag their content, which can lead to misinformation.

On Monday, the Box Elder County Commission voted in favor of a controversial data center project — an undertaking that would create the largest single data center campus in the U.S.

About 1,500 data centers are in various stages of planning or development nationwide. Instead of staying in the existing hubs, many are being built in rural areas that don't already have data centers.

A new Utah law requires platforms to let users report AI-generated intimate images made without consent. It also cracks down on metadata storage to improve transparency around AI-altered content.