US Justice Department intervenes in xAI challenge to Colorado tech law

Source: Reuters

US Justice Department intervenes in xAI challenge to Colorado tech law

Reuters
Fri, April 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
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April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon ‌Musk's xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating ‌artificial intelligence systems.

In its intervention, the Justice Department said the law violates the ​Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity.

"Laws that require AI companies to infect their products with ‌woke DEI ideology are ⁠illegal," Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement.

The Colorado Attorney General's Office ⁠declined to comment.

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