Utah Names Nine Finalists for Inaugural Pro-Human AI Elevation Awards; Public Voting Closes Nov. 20
Utah's Pro-Human AI Taskforce on November 13 announced the nine finalists for the state's inaugural Pro-Human AI Elevation Awards and opened public voting to help determine the winners. The statewide program recognizes Utah-connected private-sector organizations that build and deploy artificial intelligence responsibly, to elevate workers, strengthen local communities, and build pro-human ethics directly into technological innovation. Winners in all three categories and the grand-prize recipient will be announced at the 2026 Utah Pro-Human AI Summit on December 8, and public voting closes on November 20.
“Artificial intelligence should make people's lives better and help workers succeed,” said Gov. Spencer J. Cox. “These companies are showing what that can look like in practice.” Cox said the state wants to recognize their work and challenge more businesses to put people at the center of how they build and use this technology.
The nine finalists fall into three categories. In Workforce Elevation, for using AI to empower employees, expand worker capabilities and maintain human decision-making authority, the finalists are ARUP Laboratories, Techcyte, Inc. and XL PR. In Community Advancement, for addressing community needs across healthcare, education, public safety and local government, the finalists are Leland, Makombo and Skill Struck. In Pro-Human Breakthrough, for engineering ethics, transparency, safety and accountability into product design from day one, the finalists are Autonomous Solutions Inc., Elnora and Glacis Technologies, Inc. All nine also contend for the grand-prize Pro-Human AI Elevation Award, recognizing the strongest overall case for human-centric AI enabling long-term organizational success.
Jefferson Moss, commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, said Utah has built a strong innovation economy and is seeing a wave of companies develop and leverage AI in ways that put people first, and that the awards recognize those companies and encourage more of this kind of innovation. The public can learn about each finalist and vote on the Utah Pro-Human AI Summit webpage.
(Source: Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development)
Source: Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
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