The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role in hiring, housing, and medical decisions for millions of Americans are facing pressure from all sides and floundering in statehouses nationwide. Only one of seven bills aimed at preventing AI's penchant to discriminate when making consequential decisions has passed.
Colorado's bill and those that faltered in Washington, Connecticut, and elsewhere faced battles on many fronts, including between civil rights groups and the tech industry, lawmakers wary of wading into a technology few yet understand, and governors worried about being the odd-state-out and spooking AI startups.
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