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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. The same amending Regulation also replaced Article 50(7), adding a formal Commission adequacy-assessment mechanism for Union-level codes of practice. The Commission and AI Board assessed the voluntary Code as adequate for Article 50(2), (4), and (5), but adherence is not conclusive proof of compliance.
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. A September 9 automated check found SB 1000 was enrolled on August 30 and presented to the Governor on September 2, but the official status still showed an active bill rather than chaptered law. SB 1000 is not current law. Substantive review of the August 21 text remains overdue.
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 finalized June 29, 2023 and published/effective July 26, 2023 | 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 generally applies from August 2, 2026; a narrow Article 50(2) transition ends December 2, 2026 | Providers and deployers in the categories described by Article 50. Public accessibility from the EU alone is not a complete jurisdiction test. | Plain-English guideRegulation (EU) 2024/1689Regulation (EU) 2026/1744Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2024/1689Guidelines on Article 50 transparency obligationsCode of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated ContentCommission opinion on adequacy of the Article 50 Code of PracticeAI Board assessment of the Article 50 Code of Practice |
| New York GBL § 396-b | New York; coverage and advertising-media exclusions depend on the enacted text | Effective June 9, 2026 (180 days after enactment) | A person engaged in dealing in property or services who, for a commercial purpose and with actual knowledge, produces or creates a covered advertisement using a synthetic performer, subject to definitions and exclusions. | |
| California B.O.T. Act | California communications; statutory purpose and intent elements matter | Effective January 1, 2019; operative July 1, 2019 | 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 | 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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