The students testified on behalf of their client, the Connecticut AFL-CIO, in support of S.B. 435, a bill that would regulate the use of automated employment-related decisions and artificial intelligence technologies, including a prohibition on algorithmic discrimination, by technology deployers and employers in the state. In their written testimony, Susana Barragán ’28, Diego Flores Romero ’28, Elias Mastakouris ’27, and Karley Nadolski ’28 highlighted the potential risks involved in automated hiring systems, which, if unregulated, may perpetuate discriminatory practices. Read the written testimonyOn March 10, Flores Romero and Nadolski delivered oral testimonies. Flores Romero said that across the country, state legislators have struggled to pass guardrails around the growth of AI, and those guardrails that are in place can be difficult to enforce.

Source: New York Times April 02, 2026 15:47 UTC