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September 18, 2024 "Software is eating the world, but AI is going to eat software." – Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, electrical engineer, and philanthropist (b. 1963). Huang received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 1984, and a master'
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Jefferson County, Colorado has just announced a one-year position in their Innovation Fellowship Program for a Generative AI Innovation Fellow. The County describes the program as one that “equips aspiring innovators with the skills to transform government services through new technologies and solutions.” The job listing asks, “Are you passionate
Apple Intelligence has landed...sort of. Yesterday was the big reveal (AKA the Apple Event), and the anticipation this time around was all about the potential wow-factor of the AI features packed into the new iPhone and the forthcoming iOS 18.1. Would they impress or disappoint? Two weeks ago,
After a long absence, SearchCon is back. And it's no longer taking place up in Breckenridge, but in the much more accessible Broomfield, located midway between Denver and Boulder. What's SearchCon, you ask? It's billed as an "advanced SEO and digital marketing conference,
Denver Startup Week is less than two weeks away, and readers of Colorado AI News will be happy to know that this year's lineup features an extra scoop of AI-related content. For the most part, DSW takes place in and around the 16th Street Mall, but some events
Do any organized retraining efforts really work? Or is it up to each of us? Taking a cue from post-strike workers in Hollywood: “How can I work with AI?”
Virginia politician diagnosed with “Parkinson’s disease on steroids” Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is a popular U.S. Congresswoman serving her third term in office. However, she suffers from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare, late-onset neurodegenerative disease, which she has described as “Parkinson’s disease on steroids.” Wexton was
The spring and summer have been filled with arduous labor for Apple workers, and the fruits of their toil shall soon be revealed. Much rejoicing of the owners of iPhones shall be heard throughout the towns and villages, for even the least among them shall now find the manifold blessings
Do you know Paul Roetzer? If you’re into AI, you should. Roetzer is the founder and CEO of the Marketing AI Institute, co-host of the very popular podcast “The AI Show,” author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence, and creator of the Marketing AI Conference, commonly referred to as MAICON. And
Summit's focus is on using AI for good; Selected startups working on solving social problems with AI will be featured in showcase
Denver and Boulder are truly 'Cities of Success' continuing to rise on the national AI radar
After a month off for summer vacation, RMAIIG is back. The Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group will kick off its fall season with a large-group meeting in Boulder on Monday, August 12 at 6:00 pm. The theme is “Controlling and Constraining LLM’s,” and the evening will feature three
Does an AI wearable that listens to everything you say sound like a good thing – or kind of creepy? What if I told you that this wearable would also weigh in on the conversation when you requested its input? And what if it occasionally offered its unsolicited opinion of how
The AI Tinkerers Denver-Boulder group is set to host its first Multimodal Innovation Hackathon, bringing together AI developers and enthusiasts for a weekend of collaboration and innovation. The event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4, will take place at Code Talent’s offices in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood. Not
With much fanfare, OpenAI announced on Thursday that it had something new up its sleeve: SearchGPT. Which, by its name alone, was guaranteed to make Google break out into a cold sweat. (And Perplexity, too, by the way.) And because it’s already been a tough year for Google, this
SIGGRAPH, which bills itself as the “Premier Conference & Exhibition on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques,” is back in Colorado starting on Sunday, July 28 for a five-day extravaganza at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The conference is promising a rare, joint public appearance on Monday, July 29 of
In exciting news for Coloradans – and for millions of others across the country – AI is in the early stages of being used to help with wildfire detection and mitigation. Why is AI a good thing here? As talented as we humans are, we have more than a few limitations. We’
Earlier this month, Elevate Quantum, a Colorado-based consortium of tech companies and universities, successfully won a $41 million grant from the federal government to boost the state’s already strong presence in the quickly expanding field of quantum computing. Wait, what is quantum? McKinsey describes quantum computing as “a new
Have you seen the latest Toys ‘R’ Us ad? If not, you really need to check it out. It’s gotten a lot of attention because it’s the first ad from a major brand that’s been produced almost entirely by generative AI. It was created with Sora, OpenAI’
Earlier this year, Colorado state legislators passed a landmark artificial intelligence bill, SB 205 (Consumer Protections for Interactions with Artificial Intelligence). And although the term “landmark” is often overused, it’s certainly appropriate in this case. As many observers have indicated, the Colorado AI Act is the country’s first
Colorado AI News: Welcome, Bill, and congrats on being our first Colorado AI VIP! Bill Quinn: Thanks, Phil. It’s an honor. CoAi: Well deserved! In fact, you’re the perfect person for our inaugural VIP. Your experience innovating at tech startups back in the day gives you valuable perspective
There must be something in the water in Boulder. How could there not be, when the city of just 105,000 keeps pumping out successful entrepreneurs? In fact, as long as a decade ago, Inc. Magazine named Boulder “America’s Startup Capital,” calling it the most entrepreneurial city in the
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