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Pritzker signs bills to establish AI guardrails

One protects Illinois workers from discrimination by AI-powered systems used to make employment-related decisions
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law several artificial intelligence bills that position his state among the early adopters of regulations for the fast-evolving technology.

Chief among the new Illinois laws is a measure from Rep. Jaime Andrade, Jr. (D) that amends the state’s Human Rights Act to protect workers from discrimination by AI-powered systems used to make employment-related decisions. The law also requires employers to disclose when they are using AI to recruit, hire or promote employees.

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