# Kazakhstan signs Central Asia's first law on artificial intelligence

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2025-11-17
- **Jurisdiction**: Kazakhstan
- **Instrument**: Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Artificial Intelligence" (signed November 2025)
- **Impact level**: High
- **Status after the change**: Adopted

## What changed

The President signed the Law on Artificial Intelligence, introducing a risk-based classification, duties for owners and operators of AI systems, labelling of AI-generated content and a national AI platform.

## What it means in practice

Companies deploying AI in Kazakhstan should classify systems and prepare labelling and risk-management documentation; confirm the in-force date on the official legal database.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-11-17-kazakhstan-ai-law-signed
- **Official source**: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mdai
- **Source document**: Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development
- **Published by**: Government of Kazakhstan
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: AI Policy Tracker (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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