Mile-High Risk: Colorado Enacts Risk-Based AI Regulation to Address Algorithmic Discrimination

Lexology May 20, 2024
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Colorado’s AI Act is the first comprehensive law regulating AI in the United States

On May 17, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205)(“CAIA”), a measure passed out of the legislature on May 8 and now scheduled to become effective February 1, 2026. The CAIA aims to combat intentional and unintentional algorithmic discrimination through new, broad-based notice, disclosure, risk mitigation, and opt-out requirements for developers and deployers of “high-risk” artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems and disclosures applicable to AI systems generally.

Governor Polis’ signing statement acknowledged his reservations in signing the bill, noting that the measure creates a “complex compliance regime” for AI developers and deployers operating in Colorado and interacting with Colorado residents,...

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