AI-generated content is disclosed

Apple Guideline 1.1.6 requires apps that generate content using AI to disclose this to users within the app experience. Google Play's AI-Generated Content policy applies additional scrutiny to apps generating realistic images, audio, or video of real people — including mandatory disclosure labels. Enforcement is tightening: as of 2024, Apple has rejected apps that generate AI content without in-app disclosure, and Google Play has added mandatory content labels for AI-generated realistic imagery. Omitting disclosure also undermines user trust when AI limitations (hallucinations, inaccurate outputs) surface, since users have no framework for evaluating AI-generated content they believed was human-curated.

Add a visible AI disclosure near every surface that renders AI-generated content. A minimal implementation in React Native:

// src/components/AIResponseCard.tsx
<View>
  <Text>{aiGeneratedContent}</Text>
  <Text style={styles.aiLabel}>Generated by AI · May contain errors</Text>
</View>

For apps generating images or audio of real people, the disclosure must appear before content generation, not only after. Include AI usage in the App Store description — reviewers look for this and its presence reduces scrutiny, not increases it. Update fastlane/metadata/ios/<locale>/description.txt to mention AI generation explicitly. Store the disclosure component in src/components/ai/ so it is consistently applied across all AI output surfaces.

• ID: ai-disclosure
• Severity: medium
• What to look for: Check package.json or pubspec.yaml for AI SDK dependencies: openai, @anthropic-ai/sdk, @google/generative-ai, cohere-ai, replicate, langchain, or similar. Check source files for API calls to AI services (patterns like /v1/chat/completions, /v1/messages, generateContent, model name strings like "gpt-4", "claude-3", "gemini-pro"). If AI-generated content is detected, verify: (a) Apple's App Store guidelines (Guideline 1.1.6) require apps that generate content using AI to clearly disclose this to users within the app experience, (b) Google Play requires disclosure of AI-generated content in certain categories (especially apps generating realistic images, videos, or audio of real people), (c) check app store metadata text for any mention of "AI-powered" or "AI-generated" — this framing in the description triggers stricter review scrutiny but is not prohibited, (d) look for any in-app disclaimer or "AI-generated content" label in source files near AI output rendering components. Count all instances found and enumerate each.
• Pass criteria: No AI content generation detected; or AI generation is detected and in-app disclosure is present (a disclaimer, label, or clearly communicated "AI-generated" indicator near AI-generated content). At least 1 implementation must be confirmed.
• Fail criteria: AI content generation (text, images, audio, or video) is confirmed by library dependencies and no in-app disclosure is present anywhere in the source.
• Skip (N/A) when: No AI SDK dependencies detected and no API calls to known AI services found.
• Detail on fail: "openai package detected in package.json with chat completion calls, but no AI disclosure label is present near AI-generated content in the source files".
• Remediation: AI disclosure requirements are evolving rapidly and enforcement is increasing.
  1. Add a clear, user-visible disclosure near any AI-generated content: "Generated by AI", "AI-powered response", or similar
  2. Include AI usage in your App Store description — this sets accurate expectations and often reduces reviewer scrutiny, not increases it
  3. For apps generating images or audio of real people (deepfakes, voice synthesis), additional disclosure requirements apply — consult Apple Guideline 1.1.6 and Google Play's Impersonation policy Add AI disclosure text to the app's UI in src/components/ and to store metadata in fastlane/metadata/ or src/store-metadata/.