Sri Lanka has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to the laws of Sri Lanka should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
The Act’s stated objectives are to protect people from harm caused by “prohibited statements,” and to detect, prevent and safeguard against the misuse of online accounts and bots (i.e., inauthentic/automated accounts). It establishes an Online Safety Commission and empowers it to issue notices to individuals to stop communicating prohibited statements and to order internet intermediaries/ISPs to remove or disable access to such content; it can also declare “online locations” that repeatedly host prohibited statements and seek Magistrates’ Court orders.