Overview
- The governor unveiled a six‑pillar framework at the Utah AI Summit to guide workforce, industry, state deployment, academia, public policy and learning.
- Utah will invest $10 million in Talent Ready Utah’s Targeted Workforce Accelerator to build an AI‑ready workforce focused on artificial intelligence, energy and deep tech.
- The Division of Technology Services has opened an AI lab and is rolling out secured, trained AI tools to state employees to improve services and save taxpayer money.
- The Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy will continue regulatory sandboxes, and the administration will propose bills on AI companions, deepfake transparency and health‑care uses along with a study of data ownership.
- Cox framed child safety and privacy as priorities and vowed to oppose a Trump‑backed effort to preempt state AI laws if Congress does not act.