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AI disclosure law tracker: official sources and 2026 dates
This tracker organizes five U.S. and EU frameworks that may raise AI disclosure questions. It records official sources, dates, and screening boundaries; it does not decide which law applies or whether an activity complies.
Last reviewed August 2, 2026. Next scheduled source review no later than August 9, 2026.
Recent material source changes
EU Article 50 transition
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 added a transition for Article 50(2): providers of systems that generate synthetic audio, image, video, or text content and were placed on the market before August 2, 2026 must take the necessary compliance steps by December 2, 2026. The transition is limited to Article 50(2); it is not a general delay of Article 50.
Read Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 on EUR-LexCalifornia AB 853 amendment and staged dates
AB 853 amended the California AI Transparency Act. The chapter and covered-provider duties became operative August 2, 2026; the added large-online-platform and GenAI-hosting provisions specify January 1, 2027, and the capture-device provision specifies January 1, 2028. Pending SB 1000 is not current law as of this review.
Current framework table
| Framework | Jurisdiction | Date and status | Who may need to review it | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTC endorsements (US) | United States federal law; audience and market facts matter | 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. | |
| EU AI Act Art. 50 | European Union; Article 2 scope includes certain non-EU providers and deployers when AI output is used in the Union | 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. | |
| New York GBL § 396-b | New York; coverage and publisher exceptions depend on the enacted text | 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. | |
| California B.O.T. Act | California communications; statutory purpose and intent elements matter | 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. | |
| California AI Transparency Act | California | 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. |
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