The proposed Senate Democrats’ fix to Senate Bill 24-205, the first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence regulation on discrimination, won approval from its first committee on the first day of the 2025 special session.
Senate Bill 4 is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, who was also the main sponsor of the 2024 AI law that Gov. Jared Polis and the attorney general want to see amended.
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The Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Rachel Beck told the committee AI has great potential, noting 58% of small businesses now use some form of AI. As a result, it’s difficult to overstate the implications of the legislation, she said. The scope of the bill — to prevent discrimination — rests largely on defining key terms so that businesses have a clear path to compliance, she added.
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