Washington § 19.440.030 - Disclosure — Requirements. (Effective January 1, 2027.)

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§ 19.440.030. Disclosure — Requirements. (Effective January 1, 2027.)

(1) An operator must provide a clear and conspicuous disclosure that an AI companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human.
(2) The notification described in subsection (1) of this section must be provided:
(a) At the beginning of the interaction; and
(b) At least every three hours during continued interaction.
(3) The operator must implement reasonable measures to prohibit and prevent AI companion chatbots from claiming to be human, including when asked by the person interacting with the AI chatbot, and from otherwise generating any output that refutes or conflicts with the disclosure described in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2026 c 168 s 3.]

Notes

Effective date—2026 c 168: See note following RCW 19.440.010.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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