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EPISODE · Mar 11, 2026 · 15 MIN

AI chatbot rules for teens? Mines’ new quantum lab, late poet laureate documentary at the Oscars

from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio

State lawmakers are considering requiring AI chatbots to implement new safety measures as concerns grow about the risks to kids. Then, the School of Mines has a new effort to prepare its undergraduates for jobs in quantum industries, and it involves a lab deep under the earth. And, a film about poet Andrea Gibson, who died of cancer last summer, is up for Best Documentary at the Oscars this weekend.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Jesse Paul with the Colorado Sun reports on the bill to put new rules on AI chatbots. CPR’s Sarah Mulholland on School of Mines’ experimental quantum mine. Listen to Ryan Warner’s full Colorado Matters interview with Tig Notaro about her documentary on Andrea Gibson, Come See Me in the Good Light. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Corey Jones, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Corey Jones. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

State lawmakers are considering requiring AI chatbots to implement new safety measures as concerns grow about the risks to kids. Then, the School of Mines has a new effort to prepare its undergraduates for jobs in quantum industries, and it involves a lab deep under the earth. And, a film about poet Andrea Gibson, who died of cancer last summer, is up for Best Documentary at the Oscars this weekend. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: Jesse Paul with the Colorado Sun reports on the bill to put new rules on AI chatbots. CPR’s Sarah Mulholland on School of Mines’ experimental quantum mine. Listen to Ryan Warner’s full Colorado Matters interview with Tig Notaro about her documentary on Andrea Gibson, Come See Me in the Good Light. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Corey Jones, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Corey Jones. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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