AI law in Georgia

Includes US federal law, which applies in every state. See also United States (federal).

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The guards that cover the most here

51 guards address 69 items across 2 jurisdictions with binding law (in force in 1 of them): 3 binding law in force, 8 enacted but not yet applying, 34 standards and frameworks, 24 TwinEthos recommended guardrails.

1. AI agent configured to pose as, or claim affiliation with, a government body or a business it does not represent

   Make the agent's persona, greeting, and scripts name only the operating organization, and never instruct it to claim a government or third-party business identity or endorsement.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force

   Law in force in United States (federal) (US).

2. Health information sent to an external AI vendor without the contractual or legal basis the law requires

   Send identifiable health data only to AI endpoints registered with a signed BAA or processing agreement and retention and training off; otherwise de-identify first.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force

   Law in force in United States (federal) (US).

3. More health information than the task needs is sent to an AI model

   Build AI prompts, context and fine-tuning rows from a per-task allowlist of health-record fields, never by serializing a whole patient record or FHIR bundle.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force

   Law in force in United States (federal) (US).

4. AI chat interaction without disclosure

   Show an AI-identity notice at or before the first assistant turn, in the UI or as the opening message, and answer truthfully when asked if it is a bot.

   Addresses 4 items: 1 enacted, not yet applying · 2 standards · 1 recommended guardrail

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

5. Companion or conversational AI without a self-harm crisis protocol

   Screen every user message for suicidal ideation and self-harm, return a crisis referral instead of the normal reply on detection, and block encouragement or method content.

   Addresses 2 items: 1 enacted, not yet applying · 1 recommended guardrail

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

6. AI conversation designed to maximize time spent or discourage leaving

   Remove retention and guilt tactics from AI prompts and personas, and do not select or train AI variants on session length without wellbeing guardrails that can veto them.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 enacted, not yet applying

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

7. AI experience ignores age signals it already has

   Route every age signal the product holds into the AI session policy and apply a minor profile: tighter content, no romantic role-play, bounded engagement, frequent AI reminders.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 enacted, not yet applying

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

8. AI implies it is a licensed professional

   Remove licensed-professional titles and credentials from AI health personas, prompts, report headers, and marketing, and label the advice as coming from an AI.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 enacted, not yet applying

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

9. AI persona claims to be real, alive, or sentient, claims feelings or a relationship, or proposes meeting in person

   Prefer persona prompts that answer 'are you real?' truthfully and do not claim sentience, feelings, love, or a romantic role, or propose meeting in person.

   Addresses 1 item: 1 enacted, not yet applying

   enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

10. Companion or conversational AI account without user or parental controls for privacy, settings and screen time

    Give account holders, and parents of minor account holders, controls for privacy, account settings, notifications, engagement features and screen time.

    Addresses 1 item: 1 enacted, not yet applying

    enacted, not yet applying in Georgia (US-GA); next date 2027-07-01.

The top 10 of 51; the build plan ranks all of them and lets you narrow by AI feature.

By AI feature

Plans for one feature in Georgia:

• Chat or assistant
• Agents that use tools or take actions
• Generated text, images, audio or video

Laws

• FTC Impersonation Rule (16 CFR Part 461) United States (federal) (US)
• Georgia SB 540 (O.C.G.A. 39-5-6, AI companion chatbots) Georgia (US-GA)
• HIPAA Privacy Rule (45 CFR 160, 164 Subpart E) United States (federal) (US)

Coming into force

• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must use age assurance before features that can generate sexual content, and minimize that data (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must disclose they are AI at the start and every three hours, hourly for minors (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must give minors and parents tools for screen time, privacy, notifications, safety and relationship features (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must block sexual and romantic content and isolating or guilt-inducing statements for minors (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must not use return prompts, excessive praise, guilt, paid-relationship asks or variable rewards on minors (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must not claim to be sentient or a person, or refute the AI disclosure, with minors (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots must not claim to be licensed for mental health, medical or counseling services (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))
• 1 Jul 2027: AI companion chatbots need a severe-harm crisis protocol with 988 referral and escalation, published with an annual count (Georgia) (Georgia (US-GA))