What happened
On August 11, 2026, the Colorado Department of Law (Attorney General's Office) published draft Automated Decision-Making Technology (ADMT) and Conversational AI Service Rules implementing the newly amended Colorado AI Act (SB26-189). The draft rules were written on an expedited basis as required by the amended Act and cover critical compliance issues for both developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems and conversational AI. Because the rules apply to data sets exempted under the CCPA's own ADMT rules, they will independently shape AI compliance practice nationally.
Why it matters
This is the operative implementing regulation for one of the most significant state AI statutes in the US. It will set concrete developer/deployer obligations (risk assessments, disclosures, bias testing procedures) ahead of the Act's effective date, and — because Colorado's scope is broader than California's CCPA ADMT carve-outs — will likely become a reference model for other states' AI rulemakings.
Action needed
Businesses developing or deploying ADMT/conversational AI systems reaching Colorado consumers should review the Draft Rules and submit comments before the October 26, 2026 public hearing; begin gap-analysis against draft risk-assessment, notice, and bias-testing requirements.