Five AI disclosure frameworks reviewed from official sources
Find the AI disclosure rules worth reviewing.
If you publish AI-assisted content, run ads, or use a chatbot, these federal, EU, New York, and California frameworks may deserve review. Answer eight yes-or-no questions to identify possible relevance and open every official text. The checker does not make a legal conclusion.
The five disclosure frameworks the checker covers
Every card links the official text. Last reviewed August 2, 2026.
FTC endorsements (US)
Endorsement Guides revised June 2023; reviewed August 2, 2026
Advertising endorsements with a material connection to a marketer. The FTC evaluates context and consumer understanding case by case.
Penalty: The Guides do not themselves have the force of law or impose a fixed per-post fine. Remedies depend on the FTC Act, the facts, prior orders or notices, and the enforcement path.
EU AI Act Art. 50
Article 50 applies from August 2, 2026; reviewed August 2, 2026
Providers and deployers in the categories described by Article 50. Public accessibility from the EU alone is not a complete jurisdiction test.
Penalty: Article 99 sets maximum administrative-fine tiers, but the applicable tier, amount, SME treatment, and enforcement depend on the violated obligation and case facts.
New York GBL § 396-b
June 9, 2026 (180 days after enactment); reviewed August 2, 2026
Advertisements or promotional material using a covered synthetic performer, subject to definitions, knowledge standards, and statutory exceptions.
Penalty: The enacted bill states $1,000 for a first violation and $5,000 for a subsequent violation; applicability still depends on the statutory elements and exceptions.
California B.O.T. Act
Operative July 1, 2019; reviewed August 2, 2026
Use of a bot to communicate online with a person in California with intent to mislead about its artificial identity for specified commercial or electoral purposes.
Penalty: The section is tied to California unfair-competition law and does not state a fixed per-message fine. Consequences depend on the enforcement theory and facts.
California AI Transparency Act
Chapter operative August 2, 2026; added platform duties begin January 1, 2027 and capture-device duties January 1, 2028; reviewed August 2, 2026
Defined covered providers and affected third-party licensees; defined large online platforms and GenAI system hosting platforms beginning January 1, 2027; and defined capture device manufacturers for specified devices beginning January 1, 2028.
Penalty: The current code sets a $5,000 civil penalty per violation. It treats each day that a covered provider, large online platform, or capture device manufacturer violates the chapter as a discrete violation; a separate remedy applies to the specified third-party-licensee violation.
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
Possible relevance, monitor, or lower apparent relevance. Each card explains which facts are worth reviewing.
Open the official sources
Every result links to the official text. Where an example appears, match it to the actual relationship, content, and context; it is not a safe harbor.
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