Two unlikely states are leading the charge on regulating AI

Politico May 15, 2024
Mallory Culhane

Connecticut’s ambitious legislation regulating the emerging industry got derailed. Now, the tech industry is trying to kill Colorado’s bill.

Colorado and Connecticut this year launched the country’s most ambitious plays to become national models for regulating artificial intelligence.

The groundbreaking bills took aim at the companies that develop and use AI systems, and would have prohibited them from causing discrimination in crucial services like health care, employment and housing.

But by May, Connecticut’s effort had crumpled after a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, who raised concerns that it would stifle the fledgling industry.

And now, the tech lobby is pushing Colorado’s governor to spike his own party’s bill, arguing that a state-by-state approach to regulating the technology is...

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