Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act
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Summary
The Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act regulates developers and deployers of "high-risk artificial intelligence systems" — defined as AI systems that make or are a substantial factor in making a consequential decision affecting Colorado consumers in housing, employment, education, financial services, healthcare, government services, insurance, or legal services. The Act imposes duties of reasonable care to avoid algorithmic discrimination, requires annual impact assessments by deployers, mandates consumer disclosures when AI is used in consequential decisions, and creates a notification regime for the Colorado Attorney General when discrimination is discovered. The Act took effect February 1, 2026 per the bill as enacted. Implementation discussions and possible legislative adjustments have been the subject of ongoing rulemaking at the Colorado Attorney General's office; check the AG's resources for the latest enforcement guidance. Violations are enforced by the Colorado Attorney General as deceptive trade practices under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, with civil penalties up to $20,000 per violation under C.R.S. § 6-1-112.
Key obligations
- risk assessment→ deployerC.R.S. § 6-1-1703(3)
Complete an annual impact assessment of each high-risk AI system, addressing purpose, intended outputs, performance metrics, transparency measures, post-deployment monitoring, and risks of algorithmic discrimination.
Deadline: annually
- documentation→ developerC.R.S. § 6-1-1702
Provide deployers with documentation including intended uses, harmful or inappropriate uses, data summaries, performance evaluations, mitigation measures, and information necessary for deployers to complete their impact assessments.
Deadline: before_deployment
- disclosure→ deployerC.R.S. § 6-1-1703(4)
Disclose to consumers when a high-risk AI system is being used to make a consequential decision affecting them, including the system's purpose, the nature of the consequential decision, contact information, and the right to opt out where required.
Deadline: before_decision
- consumer right→ deployerC.R.S. § 6-1-1703(4)
Provide consumers with a right to correct incorrect personal data and a right to appeal adverse consequential decisions to a human reviewer where technically feasible.
Deadline: ongoing
Sources
Last verified: April 25, 2026
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