EveryAILaw.comDoes Oregon Artificial Intelligence Companion Act (SB 1546) require Transparency & Disclosure?
Oregon • enacted
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Transparency & Disclosure across 1 provision:
- Artificiality notice — Where a reasonable person interacting with the companion or platform would believe they are interacting with a natural person, the operator must provide on the platform a clear and conspicuous notice that the user is interacting with artificially generated output and not a natural person (§ 1(2))
- Minor disclosure — If the operator knows or has reason to believe a user is a minor, the operator must cause the companion to disclose to the user that the user is interacting with artificially generated output (§ 1(4)(b)(A))
- Three-hour break reminder — For those minors, provide a clear and conspicuous reminder at least every three hours of interaction that the user should take a break, together with a further reminder that the user is interacting with artificially generated output (§ 1(4)(b)(B))
Artificial Intelligence Companion Disclosure #
Oregon's definition is narrower and more mechanical than California's — it requires all three of cross-session memory, unprompted emotional questioning, and sustained personal dialogue, so a system that merely remembers a user is outside the act. The minor-facing break reminder in § 1(4)(b)(B) is a session-flow mandate, not a copy change.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Artificiality notice | Where a reasonable person interacting with the companion or platform would believe they are interacting with a natural person, the operator must provide on the platform a clear and conspicuous notice that the user is interacting with artificially generated output and not a natural person (§ 1(2)) |
| Minor disclosure | If the operator knows or has reason to believe a user is a minor, the operator must cause the companion to disclose to the user that the user is interacting with artificially generated output (§ 1(4)(b)(A)) |
| Three-hour break reminder | For those minors, provide a clear and conspicuous reminder at least every three hours of interaction that the user should take a break, together with a further reminder that the user is interacting with artificially generated output (§ 1(4)(b)(B)) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Private right of action | An individual who suffers an ascertainable loss of money or property or other injury in fact from a violation of section 1 may sue for the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of $1,000 per violation, plus an injunction (§ 2(1)) |
| Attorney fees | A court may award a prevailing plaintiff attorney fees and costs (§ 2(2)) |
| Cumulative liability | Recovery does not relieve the operator of any duty, remedy, or obligation under other applicable law (§ 2(3)) |
| Agency enforcement | None. The act confers no enforcement role on the Attorney General or any other state body |