The Silicon Flatirons Artificial Intelligence Initiative examines the impact of AI on law, the legal system, and society by bringing together thought-leaders from academia, government, business, and non-profits, to engage in rigorous, evidence-based and thoughtful discussions of AI public policy.

Our 2026 Artificial Intelligence Conference, “Using AI Well — and Building the Data Infrastructure to Support It,” will explore why AI really matters and what we can do to make the most of it, including by building the “data infrastructure” to support its responsible expansion.

The day-long conference will take place in Boulder on Friday, March 6, 2026. Our morning agenda will focus keynote remarks and panel discussion on how AI is already transforming the way we live, work, and recreate by focusing on established use cases and emerging best practices in using AI well.

Following a lunchtime networking break, the afternoon will forego the hype around AI enthusiasts and doomsayers alike, instead focusing attention on the imperative to approach AI data infrastructure deployment in a manner that optimizes economic competitiveness and quality of life. Keynote remarks will frame the conversation accordingly, with complementary panel discussions that balance exploring various “demand” considerations driving data infrastructure investment and expansion with “supply” perspectives examining how resource and regulatory approaches — in energy, environment, water and land use — can responsibly coalesce to meet this historic moment and, above all, to get it right.

A lunch hour primer will be held on March 5, the day prior to the conference. Learn more about Powering AI: Data Centers, Energy Demand, and the Public Interest.

The Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Colorado Law School.