Law on Artificial Intelligence, prohibited practices

Law No. 230-VIII (17 November 2025), Art. 17(3)

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In force 8 months, effective 17 January 2026.

An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 6 September 2026.

What it requires

Do not build or operate an AI system that uses subconscious or manipulative methods to distort a person's behaviour or coerce a harmful decision.
Do not build or operate an AI system that exploits a person's age, disability, social position or other vulnerability to cause or threaten harm.
Do not evaluate or classify people over time by their social behaviour or predicted personal traits, unless a Kazakhstani law provides for it.
Do not classify people by biometric data to infer race, political views, religion or similar traits for the purpose of discrimination.
Do not determine a person's emotions without their consent, unless a Kazakhstani law provides for it.
Do not create or distribute an AI-generated output that Kazakhstani law bans.

What this law does

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Article 17(3) bans creating or operating an AI system that has any of seven functional capabilities: using subconscious, manipulative or other methods that distort a person's behaviour and impair their ability to make an informed decision, or coerce a decision that could cause or threaten harm; exploiting a person's moral or physical vulnerability arising from age, disability, social position or other circumstance to cause or threaten harm; evaluating or classifying people over time by their social behaviour or known, presumed or predicted personal traits, except where a Kazakhstani law provides for it; collecting or processing personal data in violation of Kazakhstan's personal-data legislation; classifying people by biometric data to infer race, political views, religious affiliation or other criteria for the purpose of discrimination; determining a person's emotions without their consent, except where a Kazakhstani law provides for it; and creating or distributing AI-generated output that Kazakhstani law bans.

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