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AI regulation in Thailand

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 2 instruments · 0 binding

Overview

A cabinet-approved strategy and action plan with five strategies: readiness in ethics, law and regulation; national AI infrastructure; human capability and education; AI technology and innovation development; and promotion of AI use in public and private sectors. Draft principles for a Thai AI law released for public hearing by MDES and ETDA.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022, strategy, adopted); (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence (2025, consultation, under consultation). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan, (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence.

Key policy instruments

Thailand Consultation Under consultation

(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.

Adopted 11 Jun 2025 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source
Thailand National strategy Adopted

Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan

Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2027)

A cabinet-approved strategy and action plan with five strategies: readiness in ethics, law and regulation; national AI infrastructure; human capability and education; AI technology and innovation development; and promotion of AI use in public and private sectors. It sets targets for AI talent, research prototypes and economic impact through 2027 and is implemented in phases coordinated across ministries.

Adopted 26 Jul 2022 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2027)
    National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), NSTDA · 2022-07-26 · Tier 1 source
  2. (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence
    Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand · 2025-06-11 · Tier 1 source

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