Law / United States / Illinois
Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act
820 ILCS 42/1 et seq. (P.A. 101-260, eff. Jan. 1, 2020)
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In force since 1 January 2020.
An AI transparency rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Before asking an applicant to submit a video interview, notify them that artificial intelligence may be used to analyze it and consider their fitness for the position.
- Explain, before the interview, how the artificial intelligence works and what general types of characteristics it uses to evaluate applicants, and obtain the applicant's consent.
- Do not share an applicant's video except with a person whose expertise or technology is necessary to evaluate fitness for the position.
- Delete an applicant's interview video, and instruct anyone else who received a copy to do the same, within 30 days of the applicant's request.
- If you rely solely on AI analysis of a video interview to select applicants for an in-person interview, collect and report race and ethnicity data on applicants and hires to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity every year by December 31.
What it reaches
Obligation class
Disclosure, Consent, Retention, Reporting
What this law does
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An employer that asks applicants for Illinois-based positions to record video interviews and uses artificial intelligence to analyze those videos must, before the interview, notify the applicant that AI may be used, explain how the AI works and what general characteristics it evaluates, and obtain the applicant's consent; sharing of the video is limited to persons whose expertise or technology is necessary to evaluate fitness for the position, and an applicant may request deletion of their video within 30 days.
An employer that relies solely on AI analysis of a video interview to decide who receives an in-person interview must collect and annually report race and ethnicity data on applicants and hires to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which reports to the Governor and General Assembly whether the data disclose racial bias.
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Read the law
official text, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov)