Connecticut AI Responsibility and Transparency Act (SB 5, CART)

Connecticut SB 5, the AI Responsibility and Transparency Act, covers employment, healthcare, and online safety. The first obligations start October 1, 2026, including the statutory framework for automated employment-related decision technology (AEDT), a rule that stops employers from avoiding anti-discrimination liability by blaming an AEDT, and an AI-related layoff notice alongside existing mass-layoff notices. Employee and applicant notice duties and the developer information-sharing duty start October 1, 2027, with further provisions phasing in through January 2028.

Key requirements

• From October 1, 2026: employers cannot use an AEDT as a defense to a discrimination claim
• From October 1, 2026: AI-related layoff notice alongside existing mass-layoff notices
• From October 1, 2027: notices to employees and applicants about AEDT use
• From October 1, 2027: developer information-sharing duty

Further reading

• Connecticut CART Act: 3 Obligations Live October 1 and What to Do