Law
Around two dozen jurisdictions and a growing set of international instruments are converging on the same requirement: a human must be able to oversee an AI system and intervene, and a record must be kept. The Human Seal is that record.
The gate is the oversight half; the signed receipt is the record half. This page orients you and is not legal advice.
| Instrument | What it requires and how the Seal helps | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act, Articles 14 and 12 | Human oversight of high-risk AI (understand, resist automation bias, interpret, refuse, stop), and automatic, traceable logging over the system's lifetime. The gate answers Article 14; the signed receipt answers Article 12. High-risk duties apply from 2 December 2027. | Phasing in |
| Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI | The first legally binding international AI treaty (opened 5 September 2024): oversight, documentation, accountability, notice, and effective remedies to contest outcomes. | Binding treaty |
| South Africa, POPIA section 71 | A person may not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing with legal or material effect, and must have a path to human intervention. A human approval removes the solely-automated trigger; the receipt evidences the intervention. | Live |
| South Korea, AI Basic Act | In force since January 2026: human oversight and full-lifecycle documentation for high-impact AI, with reach beyond Korea's borders and a grace period. | Live |
| United States, Texas TRAIGA and the NIST AI RMF | No comprehensive federal law, but Texas TRAIGA (in force January 2026) and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework credit documented human review and audit trails. | Live, state level |
| Vietnam, Law 134/2025 | Human oversight in important decisions and for high-risk systems, with conformity assessment and registration. Effective 1 March 2026. | Live |
| Nigeria (NDPA), Kenya (DPA s35), Mexico (LFPDPPP) | Statutory rights against solely-automated high-impact decisions with human review (Nigeria, Kenya), and mandatory human oversight for hiring, credit and profiling (Mexico, in force 21 March 2025). | Live |
| OECD AI Principles, G7 Hiroshima Process | The cross-border norms: human agency and oversight plus lifecycle traceability, carried to dozens of jurisdictions. | Soft law |