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AI Legislative Guide

USA, Connecticut

(United States) Firm Harris Beach Murtha

Contributors Andy Corea

Updated 06 May 2026
Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)?

No; however, the state legislature is considering (it has passed the state Senate and is now being considered by the House) An Act Concerning Online Safety to:

  1. establish (A) various requirements concerning artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence systems, artificial intelligence technologies, artificial intelligence companions and automated employment-related decision processes, (B) an Artificial Intelligence Policy Office to be overseen by an Artificial Intelligence Policy Director, (C) an Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratory Program, (D) a Connecticut AI Academy and require various state agencies to disseminate information concerning said academy, (E) an artificial intelligence working group, and (F) a Connecticut Technology Advisory Board;
  2. require (A) subscription-based artificial intelligence providers to make consumer disclosures, (B) frontier developers to implement various internal processes concerning frontier models, (C) synthetic digital content to be detectable as synthetic digital content, (D) the Department of Economic and Community Development to develop and implement a program to bolster artificial intelligence cooperation, (E) the Labor Commissioner to establish an Artificial Intelligence Workforce Research Hub, (F) the Office of Workforce Strategy to develop, implement and promote programs to improve the skills of the state's workforce in relation to artificial intelligence and a plan to create technologist apprenticeships, (G) the Office of Health Strategy to create a program to use artificial intelligence systems to enhance health outcomes for state residents, and (H) the Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner and Commissioner of Consumer Protection to accept applications for safe harbor programs;
  3. provide (A) that certain uses of an automated employment-related decision process constitute an unlawful discriminatory practice, (B) that no artificial intelligence technology shall be used to modify or impair a collective bargaining agreement or the role of a designated employee organization, (C) for the designation of artificial intelligence fellows, and (D) for the inclusion of instruction in topics such as the responsible use of emerging technologies in teacher certification preparation programs; and
  4. modify (A) the "computer science education and workforce development account", (B) the Technology Talent and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, and (C) the economic development strategic plan.
Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation.

Not applicable; however, see the response above for details on pending legislation. 

Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction?

No single agency has authority in Connecticut; however, see the response above for details on pending legislation. 

AI Legislative Guide

USA, Connecticut

(United States) Firm Harris Beach Murtha

Contributors Andy Corea

Updated 06 May 2026