{"slug":"thailand-draft-ai-act-deployer-duties","kind":"wire_item","title":"Thailand's draft AI Act puts duties directly on deployers","dek":"ETDA's July draft adds risk management, oversight staff, six-month logs, and incident notification for organizations that use AI.","what_happened":"ETDA released a new draft Act on Artificial Intelligence on July 2, 2026 for a public hearing of about 30 days. It creates three tiers (prohibited, high-risk by royal decree, designated systems) and, unusually, writes deployer duties into the law: a risk management system, capable oversight staff, operational logs kept six months, incident mitigation, and notification of unforeseen risks. Fines run THB 1 to 5 million with joint strict liability. Enactment timing is uncertain.","body_md":"","applies_to":"Providers and deployers in Thailand.","dates":["2026-07-02 draft released"],"sources":["https://www.tilleke.com/insights/thailand-releases-new-draft-artificial-intelligence-act/35/"],"entries":["th-draft-ai-act-2026"],"jurisdictions":["TH"],"tags":["legislation"],"license":"CC BY 4.0","ai_disclosure":"Drafted with AI assistance from primary sources; reviewed and published by the editor.","author":"Justin Ryan","published":"2026-10-31","updated":"2026-11-02T02:55:17.492Z","url":"http://localhost:3000/wire/thailand-draft-ai-act-deployer-duties","republish_url":"http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/thailand-draft-ai-act-deployer-duties/republish"}