Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence." Prohibits employers from using AI for employment decisions that result in discrimination based on protected classes. Requires employers to notify employees about AI use. Directs the Department to implement rules.
Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.
Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.
All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.
Risk Coverage Summary
The document primarily addresses discrimination and toxicity risks (subdomain 1.1) with good coverage, and has minimal coverage of unequal performance across groups (1.3) and lack of transparency (7.4). The focus is specifically on preventing AI-driven discrimination in employment contexts.
Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.
Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.
All other sectors had no coverage in this document.
Sectors Summary
This employment discrimination law applies broadly across all economic sectors where employers operate in Illinois, with comprehensive coverage of employment practices. It has universal applicability to public administration (government employers) and private sector employers across all industries, with limited exemptions for religious organizations.
Hard Law
Legislative Status Summary
This is a binding state statute enacted by the Illinois General Assembly that creates legally enforceable obligations on employers, with enforcement through the Illinois Department of Human Rights and a specific effective date of January 1, 2026.
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Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems
AI Lifecycle Summary
The document focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, regulating how employers deploy and use AI systems in employment contexts and requiring ongoing notification and compliance monitoring. It does not address earlier stages like planning, data collection, or model development.
Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document
Technical Scope Summary
The document explicitly defines and covers 'artificial intelligence' and 'generative artificial intelligence' with detailed definitions. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. Despite the title referencing predictive analytics, there is no explicit definition or discussion of predictive AI in the document text.
Document data from AGORA, CSET Emerging Technology Observatory.