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title: "Establishing Utah's Pro-Human Approach to Artificial Intelligence in State Government (Executive Order 2026-08)"
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date: "2026-10-06"
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# Establishing Utah's Pro-Human Approach to Artificial Intelligence in State Government (Executive Order 2026-08)

Utah Executive Order 2026-08, signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox on 6 October 2026, sets rules for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by state executive-branch agencies under the Pro-Human AI Initiative. It assigns duties to the Department of Government Operations, the Division of Technology Services and each agency, and directs that the State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) Framework be developed and used, where applicable, as the state's trust infrastructure for AI. It is for readers following state-level adoption of verifiable identity and credentials.

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