Five AI disclosure laws are live or landing in 2026
Find out which AI disclosure laws apply to you, in two minutes.
If you publish AI-assisted content, run ads, or use a chatbot, at least one of these rules probably touches you: FTC endorsement guidance, EU AI Act Article 50, New York's synthetic performer law, and two California laws. Answer eight yes-or-no questions and get a plain-English answer with links to every official text.
The five laws the checker covers
Every card links the official text. Current as of July 2026.
FTC (United States)
Updated guidance May 2026; enforcement active
Any creator, influencer, or business publishing sponsored content, ads, endorsements, or reviews made with meaningful AI help. Small accounts are just as liable as big brands.
Penalty: Civil penalties up to $53,088 per violation (2026 amount, adjusted annually). Each non-compliant post can count separately.
EU AI Act Art. 50
August 2, 2026 (December 2, 2026 for generative AI systems already on the market before that date)
Anyone deploying AI that generates or manipulates text, images, audio, or video published online, including small businesses and solo creators, when people in the EU can access the content.
Penalty: Up to 15 million EUR or 3% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
New York (S.8420-A)
June 9, 2026
Anyone producing ads that reach New York consumers and feature AI-generated synthetic performers, meaning human-looking or human-sounding people who do not exist. Where your company is based does not matter.
Penalty: $1,000 for a first violation, $5,000 for each one after that (civil penalties).
California B.O.T. Act
In force since July 1, 2019
Anyone using a bot or AI chat agent to communicate with people in California in order to sell something or influence a purchase or a vote, while hiding that it is a bot.
Penalty: Enforced under California unfair competition law; no fixed per-violation dollar amount in the statute.
California SB 942
August 2, 2026 (pushed back from January 2026 to align with the EU AI Act)
Providers of publicly accessible generative AI systems with over 1,000,000 monthly users. This targets the companies that BUILD large AI systems, not the businesses that use them.
Penalty: $5,000 per violation, per day of non-compliance.
How the checker works
Answer 8 yes-or-no questions
About what you publish, where your audience is, and how you use AI. No email, no account.
Get a card per law
Action needed, worth watching, or probably not you. Each card explains why in plain English.
Copy the sample disclosures
Every action card includes example disclosure wording you can adapt, plus a link to the official law text.
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