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AI Regulation Tracker
Where AI regulation actually stands, jurisdiction by jurisdiction: what is in force, what is only proposed, who enforces it, and what breaking it costs. Every row cites the instrument itself and is re-verified on a regular cycle.
13 jurisdictions updated through 29 Jul 2026
- Jurisdictions
- 13
- Binding today
- 4
- Re-verify cycle
- 90day
Latest change Tracker launched: 13 jurisdiction records published, each verified against the primary instrument the same day. Sources were link-checked before insertion; the EU record reflects the 2026 Digital Omnibus deferrals. (29 Jul 2026)
All records
13 jurisdictions, A to Z. Filter or search below.
What is in scope Jurisdictions with an AI-specific instrument, plus those where the checked finding is that none binds.
13 jurisdictions. The most common position is none, in 8 of 13 jurisdictions. 4 have an AI instrument in force or partly in force, and 3 of those carry enforceable sanctions, in some cases through existing law rather than the AI instrument itself. An act that is in force is not the same as one that can be enforced, and this table records the difference. 4 of 13 disclose a date the rules take effect; the rest publish none, and this table leaves those cells empty rather than estimating them.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Framework | Approach | Key authority | Applies from | Source | Record detail |
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| Australia | No AI-specific law (guardrails shelved Dec 2025) | National AI Plan (December 2025); Guidance for AI Adoption (AI6) | Principles only | Office of AI (announced Jul 2026, PM&C); sector regulators; AI Safety Institute | — | Department of Industry, Science and Resources ↗ | |
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| Brazil | Proposed (Senate passed; Chamber pending) | Bill No. 2338/2023 (proposed AI regulatory framework) | Risk-based tiers | ANPD as coordinator under the bill, once enacted | — | Senado Federal ↗ | |
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| Canada | No AI-specific law (AIDA died; not reintroduced) | Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (part of Bill C-27) - died on prorogation, January 2025 | Principles only | No AI regulator; existing federal regulators and the ADM Directive for government systems | — | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ↗ | |
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| China | In force (layered measures, no single act) | Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services, with deep-synthesis, algorithm-filing and AI-content labeling rules | Use-case limits | Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), with co-issuing ministries | 15 Aug 2023 | Cyberspace Administration of China ↗ | |
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| European Union | Partially in force (high-risk deferred to 2027) | Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), as amended by the 2026 Digital Omnibus | Risk-based tiers | European AI Office; national market surveillance authorities | 2 Aug 2025 | EUR-Lex ↗ | |
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| India | No AI-specific law (guidelines; no standalone law) | India AI Governance Guidelines (MeitY, November 2025) | Principles only | Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) / IndiaAI Mission | — | Press Information Bureau ↗ | |
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| Japan | In force (promotion law, no penalties) | Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-related Technology (Act No. 53 of 2025) | Principles only | AI Strategic Headquarters (Cabinet), chaired by the Prime Minister | 1 Sep 2025 | Japanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice) ↗ | |
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| Singapore | No AI-specific law (voluntary frameworks) | Model AI Governance Framework, third edition covering agentic AI (2026) | Principles only | IMDA and PDPC; MAS for the financial sector | — | IMDA ↗ | |
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| South Korea | In force (fines deferred through 2026) | Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Trust (AI Basic Act) | Risk-based tiers | Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) | 22 Jan 2026 | International Trade Administration ↗ | |
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| Switzerland | No AI-specific law (CoE convention bill due 2026) | Federal Council decision (Feb 2025): ratify the Council of Europe AI Convention; sectoral implementation | Sectoral rules | FDJP drafting the implementing bill; sector regulators enforce existing law | — | Swiss Federal Chancellery ↗ | |
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| United Arab Emirates | No AI-specific law (federal AI authority, Jun 2026) | UAE Charter for the Development and Use of AI (2024); Federal Authority for AI and Data announced 14 Jun 2026 | Principles only | Federal Authority for Artificial Intelligence and Data (announced); Minister of State for AI | — | UAE Government portal ↗ | |
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| United Kingdom | No AI-specific law (principles-led; no AI bill) | A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (2023 White Paper); Regulating for Growth Bill announced 2026 | Principles only | DSIT-coordinated sector regulators (ICO, FCA, MHRA, Ofcom) | — | GOV.UK ↗ | |
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| United States | No AI-specific law (states lead; federal EO push) | Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (11 Dec 2025) | Sectoral rules | No general AI regulator; sectoral agencies (FTC, FDA) under existing law | — | Federal Register ↗ | |
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What the data shows
Every figure below comes from the verified table above, redrawn as the trends and comparisons a table cannot show.
Regulation timeline
2023
🇨🇳 China
2025
🇪🇺 European Union
🇯🇵 Japan
2026
🇰🇷 South Korea
9 jurisdictions carry no dated framework. Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States are tracked in the table with a verified legal status, but no single commencement date could be confirmed from a primary source.
Verification ledger
1 most recent of 1 logged updates- Tracker launched: 13 jurisdiction records published, each verified against the primary instrument the same day. Sources were link-checked before insertion; the EU record reflects the 2026 Digital Omnibus deferrals. 29 Jul 2026
How this tracker is maintained
Every status is read off the instrument itself, and says what binds on the date shown rather than what has been announced.
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Sourced
Each row traces to the instrument as published: the regulation or statute text, or the regulator’s own notice. Commentary and law-firm summaries are useful for finding a change, never for stating one.
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Dated
Status answers one question: what binds today. A framework that has passed but does not yet apply reads “Adopted, pending”, and a phased regime carries the date of the phase now in force with the full schedule in its detail.
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Re-checked
Reviewed on a 90-day cycle and immediately when a tracked jurisdiction commences a new phase. A status that cannot be re-confirmed against a current source stays flagged until it is.
- Why does the EU read “Partially in force”?
- Because that is what Article 113 says. The AI Act’s prohibitions and AI-literacy duties applied from 2 February 2025, most of the Regulation applies from 2 August 2026, and Article 6(1) from 2 August 2027. A single “in force” flag would tell you the high-risk obligations already bite. They do not yet.
- What does “No AI-specific law” mean?
- That existing sectoral or data-protection law applies and no AI-specific instrument does. It is a finding we checked for, not a gap in our research, and it is often the most useful answer on the page.
- Why is a jurisdiction I expected missing?
- Because we could not establish its status from a primary source yet. A jurisdiction whose position we cannot state does not get a row rather than a guessed one, so the absence is deliberate.
- Why are penalties not converted to dollars?
- A penalty is quoted in the currency the instrument states, because converting it changes the figure. The EU ceiling is EUR 35 000 000 or 7% of worldwide turnover, and that is how it is written.
This is informational content and does not constitute legal advice. AI rules are moving quickly, commencement dates shift, and obligations can vary by the role you play (provider, deployer, importer) within a single framework. Confirm current duties with a qualified professional or the named authority before acting.
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Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- EUR-Lex
- Federal Register
- GOV.UK
- IMDA
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- International Trade Administration
- Japanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice)
- Press Information Bureau
- Senado Federal
- Swiss Federal Chancellery
- UAE Government portal
