AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI in courtrooms: New Mexico Supreme Court held Santa Fe attorney Stephen Aarons in contempt after a ChatGPT-assisted appeal brief included fabricated police statements and witness accounts, ordering a $5,000 penalty and referral to an ethics board. Data privacy trial: NMDOJ continued its Facebook/Meta case by showing jurors Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition video, pressing questions on data access and content moderation. Tech + local economy: Oracle plans a public environmental dashboard for Doña Ana County’s Project Jupiter, with twice-yearly third-party reviews covering noise, heat, emissions and water use. Energy + manufacturing: Array Technologies opened a new Albuquerque facility to boost solar tracker component production, aiming to add about 300 jobs. Renewables finance: Invenergy and HASI closed an equity partnership backing a 2.7-GW renewables portfolio that includes New Mexico projects. Water politics: Tribes along the Colorado River say they’re often left out of basin governance even as drought cuts threaten local economies. Policy + mapping: New Mexico lawmakers asked Apple and Google to ignore any “New America” renaming push on maps, noting platforms rely on a federal naming database. Business climate: A study found New Mexico among the lowest for 10-year business survival rates (27%), highlighting local risk for long-term operators.
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