(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence: requirements, deadlines and compliance actions
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In brief
(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence is a non-binding consultation of Thailand, issued by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society / Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). It has been under consultation since 11 June 2025. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.
- Jurisdiction
- Thailand
- Instrument type
- Consultation
- Status
- Under consultation
- Legal force
- Non-binding (guidance, strategy or standard)
- Issuing body
- Ministry of Digital Economy and Society / Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA)
- Adopted
- 11 June 2025
- Official source
- (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence
- Verification
- Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026
What is (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence?
Draft principles for a Thai AI law released for public hearing by MDES and ETDA. They propose a risk-based structure that distinguishes prohibited and high-risk AI, duties for providers and deployers, human oversight, incident reporting and a regulatory sandbox, while leaving sector regulators to set proportionate rules. The draft merges the 2022 ONDE royal decree draft and the 2023 ETDA promotion act draft.
Status note: Date is the ETDA news item date (11 June B.E. 2568). Subsequent revision status after the 2025 hearing not confirmed from an official page.
Who does it apply to?
Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Digital Economy and Society / Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). Oversight: ETDA under MDES, with sectoral regulators envisaged. Stated purpose: Consolidate earlier draft AI instruments into one risk-based AI law.
When do the requirements apply?
2025-06-11: ETDA opens public hearing on draft AI law principles (comments to 24 June 2025)
Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.
Official sources
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(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence
Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand · 11 Jun 2025 · Tier 1 source
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence” [AIPT-POL-0186, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0186 (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Cite the official text alongside it: (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand, https://www.etda.or.th/th/pr-news/law_ai.aspx.
BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_draftprinciplesofthelawo,
author = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
title = {{(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/thailand-draft-principles-of-the-law-on-artificial-intelligence}},
url = {https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/thailand-draft-principles-of-the-law-on-artificial-intelligence},
urldate = {2026-10-27},
note = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}
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No change to this record's tracked fields has been recorded since 15 October 2026, when field-level history began.
Record version 1: Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations. Every earlier wording is in the GitHub repository.
Frequently asked questions
Is (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence in force?
No. (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence is under consultation and has not been adopted.
Is (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence legally binding?
No. (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence is a consultation; it sets expectations rather than legal requirements, unless another instrument gives it force.
Who does (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence apply to?
Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Digital Economy and Society / Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). Oversight: ETDA under MDES, with sectoral regulators envisaged. Stated purpose: Consolidate earlier draft AI instruments into one risk-based AI law.
When does (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence apply?
2025-06-11: ETDA opens public hearing on draft AI law principles (comments to 24 June 2025)
Where is the official text of (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence?
The official text is published by Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand at https://www.etda.or.th/th/pr-news/law_ai.aspx ((Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence). This record links to it and is checked against it.
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