When Colorado replaced its landmark AI law in May 2026, the move looked like a retreat from ambitious lawmaking. The state abandoned a first-of-its-kind framework that required companies to actively prevent algorithmic discrimination. That’s the risk that automated systems produce biased outcomes based on race, gender, age or other protected characteristics when making decisions about people’s jobs, loans or healthcare.
In its place, on May 14, 2026, the legislature passed something far narrower, including a set of transparency requirements telling companies what they must disclose to consumers.
