Connecticut AI Law Casts Wider Net, But Colorado's May Hit Harder

Data strategy and privacy attorney Rachel Marmor was quoted in an S&P Global article on the divergent paths Colorado and Connecticut are taking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and the resulting compliance difficulties for companies operating across jurisdictions. Colorado's Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Management Act (CADMA) applies to AI-assisted consequential decisions across sectors such as employment, lending, healthcare and education, while Connecticut's omnibus law addresses a range of AI governance topics, including employment-related tools, AI companion chatbots and synthetic content watermarking. When comparing the two laws, Ms. Marmor noted the CADMA covers more types of "consequential decisions" than the employment provisions in Connecticut's version, although legislation from the Constitution State touches a wider range of AI governance issues. She also observed that the federal government's push against comprehensive AI regulation has led state lawmakers to put forth more narrowly tailored rules.

"We saw a lot of states shy away from broad 'algorithmic discrimination' bills this year in light of federal deregulatory pressure," Ms. Marmor said.

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