When AI decides about a loan, a flat, insurance or care
0 rules
Rules for automated decisions about customers, and for prices set by algorithms.
No rule in our checker covers this in Illinois. That does not mean you have no rights: general laws on data protection and discrimination may still apply.
When you talk to a chatbot
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Rules that say you must be told you are talking to AI, and extra rules for companion chatbots.
Get consent before AI analyses video job interviews
Before AI analyses an applicant’s recorded video interview, tell them AI may be used and get their consent. If you rely only on AI to decide who gets an in-person interview, report the race and ethnicity of the people interviewed and hired to the state every year.
Who must do it
Employers that use AI to analyse video interviews for jobs based in Illinois.
The law
Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, 820 ILCS 42 (HB 2557 of 2019; yearly reports added by HB 53 of 2021, from January 1, 2022)
Who enforces it
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity collects the yearly reports; the official summaries name no fine.
Describe AI replica uses clearly in performer contracts
A contract clause that allows a digital replica of a person’s voice or likeness is invalid if it does not clearly describe the intended uses and the person had no lawyer or union representing them.
Who must do it
Anyone contracting with performers or other individuals in Illinois for their voice or likeness.
The law
Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act (HB 4762 of 2024)
Who enforces it
No regulator or fine; such a clause cannot be enforced.
Do not let AI discriminate at work, and say you use it
Do not use AI in recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, discipline, firing or other job decisions in a way that leads to discrimination against protected groups, even if unintended. Do not use ZIP codes as a stand-in for them, and tell employees when you use AI for these decisions.
Who must do it
Employers with at least one employee in Illinois on each working day of 20 or more weeks this year or last. Draft rules on the notice were withdrawn in June 2026, so its exact form is not yet set.
The law
Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/2-102(L), added by Public Act 103-0804 (HB 3773)
Who enforces it
Illinois Department of Human Rights: a worker or applicant can file a charge within 2 years, and the case then goes to the Human Rights Commission or a court. Remedies include damages, hiring or reinstatement, back pay and legal fees.
Get consent before calling people with an AI voice
Calls that use AI-generated or cloned voices count as artificial-voice calls under the federal robocall law, so they need the called person’s prior express consent, unless it is an emergency or an exemption applies. The message must also identify the caller.
It applies in Illinois because Illinois is part of the United States.
United States (all states)In force
Do not post or buy fake reviews, including AI-written ones
Do not write, create, sell or buy reviews or testimonials that falsely suggest the reviewer exists, used the product or had the experience described. The FTC says this covers AI-generated fake reviews.
Who must do it
Businesses selling to US consumers.
The law
FTC Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials, 16 CFR part 465
Who enforces it
Federal Trade Commission; civil penalties of up to $53,088 per knowing violation.
It applies in Illinois because Illinois is part of the United States.
IllinoisIn force
Get consent before using a person’s AI digital replica
Do not create or distribute a digital replica, an AI-made version of a person’s voice, image or likeness that could pass as authentic, without their consent. Illinois’s right-of-publicity law now covers such replicas.
Who must do it
Anyone creating or distributing such replicas in Illinois.
The law
Right of Publicity Act (765 ILCS 1075), as amended by HB 4875 of 2024
Who enforces it
No regulator; the person can sue under the Right of Publicity Act.
It is a federal crime to knowingly publish online an intimate image of an identifiable real person without their consent, including realistic fakes made with AI.
Who must do it
Anyone, people and businesses alike.
The law
TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-12), section 2, 47 U.S.C. 223(h)
Who enforces it
Department of Justice; fines and up to two years in prison, or three years if the person shown is a minor.
It applies in Illinois because Illinois is part of the United States.
United States (all states)In force
Remove reported intimate deepfakes within 48 hours
Give people a clear, plain-language way to report intimate images of themselves posted without consent, including AI-made fakes. Remove a valid reported image within 48 hours, and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies.
Who must do it
Public websites, apps and online services that mainly host content from users, with no size threshold. Broadband providers and email are excluded.
The law
TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-12), section 3
Who enforces it
Federal Trade Commission; civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation. Removals made in good faith are protected.
It applies in Illinois because Illinois is part of the United States.
United States (all states)In force
Get parents’ separate consent to train AI on kids’ data
If your site, app or service is aimed at children under 13, or you know you collect their data, get a parent’s separate, verifiable consent before disclosing a child’s personal information to third parties. The FTC says disclosing it to train or develop AI needs this consent.
Who must do it
Operators of websites, apps and online services, including education technology, aimed at children under 13 or knowingly collecting their data.
The law
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312.5(a)(2), as amended in 2025
Who enforces it
Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general; civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation.
It applies in Illinois because Illinois is part of the United States.
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Good to know in Illinois: Illinois’s legislature website could not be reached when we checked, so the Illinois entries rest on official summaries by the Governor, the Attorney General and state agencies rather than on the law texts themselves.