Label AI-generated content
Petitioners ask the House of Commons to enact legislation requiring clear labelling or disclosure of AI-generated online content and to establish digital transparency measures with strict enforcement and penalties.
Why we would sign this petition
- It would require labels so readers can identify AI-generated content, helping reduce deception, impersonation and misinformation.
- Transparency and mandated disclosures would increase platform accountability and make moderation and fact‑checking easier.
- Clear enforcement and penalties would deter deliberate deception and encourage compliance by individuals and organizations.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Defining what counts as 'AI-generated' and monitoring all online content could be technically difficult and resource‑intensive.
- Mandatory labelling may impose compliance costs on creators and platforms and could chill legitimate uses or innovation.
- Strict penalties risk harming small creators or producing overbroad enforcement; education and targeted standards might be more proportionate.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content online is expanding rapidly, including images, videos, articles, and social media posts; AI-generated content is increasingly difficult to distinguish from human-created content, raising serious concerns about misinformation, impersonation, and manipulation; and There is currently no requirement in Canada for online platforms to disclose when content is generated by AI, leaving the public vulnerable to deception. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to enact legislation requiring clear labelling or disclosure of AI-generated content, and to establish digital transparency measures and safeguards to protect the public from deceptive uses of artificial intelligence online--with the inclusion of strict enforcement protocols and penalties for individuals or organizations that fail to comply.
Government response
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