THE COLORADO AI ACT WAS REPEALED. THE QUESTIONS WEREN'T.
AI is already making decisions about your life. Who's making decisions about AI?
Colorado just rewrote its AI law in two weeks under federal pressure. Washington is debating preemption. The decisions shaping how AI gets used aren't waiting for you to catch up. We'll help you stay ahead of them.
WHERE WE STAND.
We're not neutral. We believe AI that influences consequential decisions about people deserves the same scrutiny we apply to any other power. That's not a middle position. It's the floor.
AI systems that make decisions about people should be accountable for what they actually do. Not what they promise. Not what they're feared to do.
Days the Colorado legislature took to repeal and replace CAIA.
AI bills introduced across 45 states by March 2026.
When SB 189 takes effect. Rulemaking happens before then.
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ANALYSIS
The two weeks that rewrote Colorado AI law.
What happened between the xAI lawsuit and the SB 189 signing ceremony, and why the next fight is already on.
May 28, 2026
EXPLAINER
Federal preemption, in plain English.
If Washington passes its framework, here's what stays in state hands and what doesn't. With and without Colorado.
May 14, 2026
PRACTITIONER
What a 'consequential decision' actually looks like.
A hiring system that filters out half the applicants before a human reads a resume. A pricing system that quietly charges different people different amounts.
April 30, 2026
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Opportunity. Information. Persuasion. Power.
AI isn't a future issue. It's already shaping who gets hired, what you pay for goods and services, which ideas reach you, and which don't. The people building these systems know how much power they have. The people affected by them mostly don't.
Colorado is the place this is being figured out first. How accountability gets defined here will shape what's possible everywhere else.
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Policy Translation
What the laws actually say. What they mean for you. Who's making the calls and why.
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