Utah’s Pro-Human AI Taskforce today announced the nine finalists for Utah’s inaugural Pro-Human AI Elevation Awards and opened public voting
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to help determine the winners of the competition.
The statewide program recognizes Utah-connected private-sector organizations that are building and deploying artificial intelligence responsibly to elevate workers, strengthen local communities, and build pro-human ethics directly into technological innovation. Winners will be announced at the 2026 Utah Pro-Human AI Summit
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on Dec. 8.
“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. As we prepare for next month’s Pro-human AI Summit, we want to recognize their work and challenge more businesses to put people at the center of how they build and use this technology.”
Organized by Utah’s Pro-Human AI Taskforce
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, the Elevation Awards highlight technology applications that preserve individual human agency, dignity, and control. Rather than replacing human roles or encouraging opaque automation, the finalists’ approaches demonstrate how artificial intelligence can amplify human capabilities and solve pressing real-world challenges across Utah.
“Utah has built a strong innovation economy, and we’re seeing a wave of companies develop and leverage AI in ways that put people first,” said Jefferson Moss, GOED commissioner. “The Pro-Human AI Elevation Awards give us an opportunity to recognize those companies, share what they’re doing, and encourage more of this kind of innovation. We want to cultivate an economic environment, and a Summit, that make it clear that human-centric AI is how Utah does business.”
Finalists were selected across three award categories, and all nine finalists are in contention for the grand prize Pro-Human AI Elevation Award, which recognizes the organization presenting the strongest overall case for human-centric AI enabling long-term organizational success.
Category Finalists
Finalists in the Workforce Elevation Category are using AI to empower and augment employees, expand worker capabilities, and maintain human decision-making authority. They include:
ARUP Laboratories
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Techcyte, Inc.
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XL PR
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Finalists in the Community Advancement Category are using AI to address genuine community needs across healthcare, education, public safety, and local government. They include:
Leland
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Makombo
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Skill Struck
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Finalists in the Pro-Human Breakthrough Category are intentionally engineering ethics, transparency, safety, and accountability directly into product design from day one. They include:
Autonomous Solutions Inc.
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Elnora
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Glacis Technologies, Inc.
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Video interviews of all finalists are available for media use
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Public Voting
The public is invited to learn more about each finalist’s work and cast their vote online on the Utah Pro-Human AI Summit Webpage
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. Winners across all three categories and the Grand Prize recipient will be announced and celebrated at the 2026 Utah Pro-Human AI Summit
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on Dec. 8, and public voting closes on Nov. 20.
