Connecticut Passes Law Significantly Regulating Use of AI in Employment
On May 11, 2026, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 5 , and Governor Lamont is expected to sign it into law. The law is a comprehensive online safety law with significant requirements relating to Automated Employment-related Decision Technology (AEDT) . These AEDT requirements combine concepts from the current AI regulations in California and the European Union , taking a disclosure-focused approach that encourages, but does not impose, substantive pre-use design or audit mandates . It also innovates by creating a program for third-party risk assessments as a means to vet and certify AI models, but falls short of making such evidence broadly admissible to defend against AI model-specific claims. Broad Definition of Covered Technologies: The law defines the covered technology broadly. An AEDT is any system that processes personal data and produces outputs ( e.g ., predictions, scores, rankings, classifications, or recommendations) that are a “substantial factor” in ma...