# Artificial Intelligence Basic Act

- **Jurisdiction:** Taiwan (TW)
- **Type:** Law · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Legislative Yuan; National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) as competent authority; Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 14 Jan 2026 · **Effective:** 14 Jan 2026
- **Next milestone:** 14 Jan 2028: Deadline for government to amend or adopt laws and administrative measures to conform with the Act (2 years after entry into force)
- **Obligations:** Risk classification, Labelling AI content, Transparency to users, Data governance, Government use of AI
- **Sectors:** All sectors, Public sector

## Summary
Framework law setting seven principles for AI, designating NSTC as the central competent authority and tasking MODA with an AI risk classification framework; sector regulators are to issue risk-based rules, high-risk AI products must carry clear warnings, and government may restrict or prohibit harmful AI uses. It imposes no immediate operational obligations on private companies.

## Why it matters
Obligations for businesses will arrive through sector regulators' rules built on MODA's risk framework, so watch each regulator in your sector.

## Source
[Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan)](https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=H0160093) · [secondary](https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/01/taiwan-ai-basic-act)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Passed by the Legislative Yuan 23 Dec 2025; promulgated 14 Jan 2026 and effective on promulgation.

## Cite
Artificial Intelligence Basic Act. Legislative Yuan; National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) as competent authority; Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/tw-ai-basic-act-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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