Ecuador AI Bill (trámite 485405), Art. 17
Make synthetic content that could pass as authentic identifiable as AI-made: labels, marks or metadata.
A draft: it isn't law, and
markets=ec doesn't apply it. This page shows what it would ask, as drafted.In short
- Where: Ecuador
- Status: Draft: not in force
- Who: Developers and deployers of generative AI systems
- Covers: AI-generated content generally
- Kennmarq.com: covers images, video and audio today; text: waits for text for deep fakes (expected March 2027).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.
What it asks of each kind of file
| File | What it asks | Kennmarq.com today |
|---|---|---|
| Images | machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Covered |
| Video | machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Covered |
| Audio | machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Covered |
| Text | machine-readable marks (a watermark or metadata), on deep fakes | Waits for text for deep fakes (expected March 2027) |
In the API
A draft doesn't change what a call needs: markets=ec applies Ecuador's general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for Ecuador needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.
Official text
- Asamblea Nacional, bill page (As. Cecilia Baltazar, trámite 485405)
- Asamblea Nacional, bill text, 1 Sept 2026 (PDF)
- Asamblea Nacional, CAL Resolution CAL-MDMA-2025-2027-600, 21 Sept 2026 (PDF)