Colorado has replaced its sweeping 2024 AI law (before it took effect) with a narrower 2026 AI law that reshapes employers’ obligations when they use artificial intelligence systems for employment decisions.
The new law, which will take effect January 1, is less onerous for employers than the 2024 law would have been. It drops many compliance requirements — including risk management programs and annual bias audits — and replaces them with a decision-by-decision accountability model. The new law requires employers to: provide notice before using covered AI; give a plain-language explanation of AI’s role in an adverse employment decision; conduct a human review of a decision, if requested; correct inaccurate information; and keep relevant records for three years.
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