Connecticut Sets AI Hiring-Decision Transparency Standard
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed SB 5, mandating that employers disclose to employees and applicants when AI tools influence hiring decisions, including what data are used and the sources; notices must cover tools deployed on or after Oct. 1, 2027 and may be provided by the developers; the law requires notifying the Labor Department if mass layoffs result from AI/automation; it updates anti-discrimination rules to allow bias testing as evidence of steps to prevent discrimination; it also tightens minors’ social media use and expands state AI/quantum workforce efforts, including a UConn unit to study AI’s impact on the workforce.