A bill that would have tweaked Colorado’s first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence law, which is set to go into effect in February, will be gutted at the state Capitol on Monday at the behest of its architect, sending negotiations on the policy back to square one after five days of debate during a special legislative session.

Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, said he would amend Senate Bill 4 on Monday to push the start date of the existing law back to June 30, 2026. It’s set now to go into effect in February.

That came after a deal among consumer advocates, the tech industry and others on how to move forward on tweaking the policy fell apart.

“We couldn’t get the liability figured out,” Rodriguez said. “It’s going to need some work.”

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