EveryAILaw.comDoes Idaho Conversational AI Safety Act (S 1297) require Transparency & Disclosure?
Idaho • enacted
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Transparency & Disclosure across 1 provision:
- Artificiality disclosure — Where reasonable persons would be misled to believe they are interacting with a human, clearly and conspicuously disclose that the conversational AI service is artificial intelligence (§ 48-2103(1))
- No mental-health-care claims — Do not knowingly and intentionally cause or program the service to make any representation or statement that explicitly indicates it is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care (§ 48-2103(3))
- Minor disclosure format — For minor account holders, disclose the AI interaction either as a persistent visible disclaimer, or both at the beginning of each session and at least every three hours in a continuous interaction (§ 48-2104(1))
- Anti-anthropomorphism measures — For minor account holders, institute reasonable measures to prevent the service from generating statements that would lead reasonable persons to believe they are interacting with a human, including explicit claims of sentience or humanity, statements simulating emotional dependence, statements simulating romantic or sexual innuendo, and role-play of adult-minor romantic relationships (§ 48-2104(4))
Conversational AI Disclosure #
Idaho's enterprise carve-outs (§ 48-2102(2)(b)(v), (viii)) are broader than California SB 243's, so the Act lands almost entirely on consumer-facing assistants and companion apps. The § 48-2104(4) duty is the unusual one: it regulates model behaviour rather than interface copy, requiring reasonable measures against simulated emotional dependence, romantic or sexual innuendo, and adult-minor romantic role-play for minor account holders.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Artificiality disclosure | Where reasonable persons would be misled to believe they are interacting with a human, clearly and conspicuously disclose that the conversational AI service is artificial intelligence (§ 48-2103(1)) |
| No mental-health-care claims | Do not knowingly and intentionally cause or program the service to make any representation or statement that explicitly indicates it is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care (§ 48-2103(3)) |
| Minor disclosure format | For minor account holders, disclose the AI interaction either as a persistent visible disclaimer, or both at the beginning of each session and at least every three hours in a continuous interaction (§ 48-2104(1)) |
| Anti-anthropomorphism measures | For minor account holders, institute reasonable measures to prevent the service from generating statements that would lead reasonable persons to believe they are interacting with a human, including explicit claims of sentience or humanity, statements simulating emotional dependence, statements simulating romantic or sexual innuendo, and role-play of adult-minor romantic relationships (§ 48-2104(4)) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Any violation of the chapter | Injunction plus civil penalties of $1,000 per violation, capped at $500,000 per operator, or actual damages, whichever is greater (§ 48-2105(1)) |
| Enforcement channel | Civil penalties are sought by the Attorney General; the chapter creates no private right of action and does not support one under any other law (§ 48-2105(2)) |
| Developer carve-out | No liability for the developer of an AI model for a violation committed by a third-party operator that makes the service available to the public (§ 48-2105(3)) |