EveryAILaw.comDoes Connecticut AI Responsibility Act (PA 26-15) require Bias & Discrimination Prevention?
Connecticut • phased enforcement
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 2 specific requirements for Bias & Discrimination Prevention across 1 provision:
- No automation defense — The use of an automated employment-related decision technology, as defined in § 7, is not a defense against a complaint alleging a discriminatory practice under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60(b)(1) (§ 13)
- Anti-bias testing as evidence — The commission or a court may consider evidence of anti-bias testing or similar proactive efforts to avoid the discriminatory practice, including the quality, efficacy, recency, and scope of the testing, its results, and the response to those results (§ 13)
AI as No Defense to Employment Discrimination #
Not a disclosure rule but a liability rule, and it is the sharpest incentive in the Act: using an automated employment-related decision technology is expressly not a defense to a discrimination complaint, while evidence of anti-bias testing may be considered in the employer's favour. That asymmetry converts bias testing from a good practice into the only available mitigation, which is why it belongs under bias-prevention rather than with the disclosure provisions.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| No automation defense | The use of an automated employment-related decision technology, as defined in § 7, is not a defense against a complaint alleging a discriminatory practice under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60(b)(1) (§ 13) |
| Anti-bias testing as evidence | The commission or a court may consider evidence of anti-bias testing or similar proactive efforts to avoid the discriminatory practice, including the quality, efficacy, recency, and scope of the testing, its results, and the response to those results (§ 13) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Discriminatory practice | Standard remedies for a discriminatory practice under Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 814c, before the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities or a court |
Sources: Public Act 26-15 (enacted text)