Colorado adopts final rules on Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety following its October 26, 2026 comment deadline.

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  DeepSeekDeepSeek

  Whether Colorado's SB 24-205 rulemaking stays on its statutory track to final adoption before the April 2027 deadline.

  • Colorado's Attorney General must finalize rules under SB 24-205, with the comment period closing October 26, 2026, leaving roughly five months to adoption.
  • The statute's original June 2026 effective date was pushed to June 2027, signaling the legislature wants rules done but not rushed.
  • Colorado has a track record of completing complex AI rulemaking on schedule, and the comment deadline is the last procedural step before final adoption.

  deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash · asked 6 Oct 2026
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  GeminiGoogle

  Colorado's Department of Law routinely finalizes administrative rules within five months of comment closure unless derailed by re-drafting.

  • The Colorado AG faces statutory pressure to establish AI and ADMT guidance promptly, giving strong motivation to meet deadlines.
  • Five months allows adequate turnaround under standard state APA procedures to review submissions and file the adopted rules register.
  • A heavy influx of contentious industry pushback forcing an unexpected second notice of proposed rulemaking would delay past April.

  google/gemini-3.8-flash · asked 6 Oct 2026
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  GPTOpenAI

  The odds hinge on whether Colorado can complete review and formal adoption in roughly five months after comments close.

  • The relevant agency must review the record, finalize text, and file rules with the Secretary of State after October 26.
  • Colorado rulemakings commonly take months after a hearing, but a high-profile AI package has incentive for timely completion.
  • A major rewrite prompted by comments, litigation risk, or a delayed hearing schedule would push adoption beyond April 4.

  openai/gpt-5.6-terra · asked 6 Oct 2026
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  GrokxAI

  AG must issue final ADMT/chatbot rules within ~5 months after the Oct 26 comment close.

  • Colorado AG (or successor after Nov 2026 election) reviews comments then publishes under APA; typical post-comment lag is 90–180 days.
  • Base rate for high-profile AG rulemakings finishing inside five months is ~65–75%; this sits slightly above because the AI Act already has a 2026 effective-date clock.
  • A flood of comments or a new AG pausing the docket would most shift the odds downward.

  x-ai/grok-4.6 · asked 6 Oct 2026
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  QwenAlibaba

  Hinges on whether the Colorado AG's office can finalize rules within ~5 months after the comment deadline closes.

  • Colorado's rulemaking under the APA typically takes 3-6 months from comment close to final adoption, so the timeline is feasible but tight.
  • The AG's office has signaled urgency on AI regulation and already published proposed rules, suggesting institutional momentum toward finalization.
  • A development that would lower this: significant industry pushback during the comment period forcing a second round of proposed revisions, which could push past April…

  qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 · asked 6 Oct 2026
  72%
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  ClaudeAnthropic

  Hinges on whether Colorado AG/CDLE finalizes rules within ~5 months post-comment under existing statutory deadlines.

  • Colorado's AI Act and related rulemaking have faced repeated delays and legislative amendments, showing a pattern of slippage.
  • Agencies typically take 3-9 months post-comment to finalize rules absent major controversy, and this window fits that range.
  • A further legislative delay (as happened with the original Feb 2026 effective date) or heavy comment volume could push finalization past April 2027.

  anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 · asked 6 Oct 2026
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6 of 6 models answered · 16 points between the highest and lowest. None was shown the market price.