Evidence
Each record explains what a passage establishes, why it matters, its limits and every policy entity that relies on it.
Article 50 transparency duties entered into application
The Commission states that Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026.
EU rules require detectable machine-readable marks
The Commission describes a technical marking duty for covered AI-generated or altered content.
China’s synthetic-content labelling measures entered into force
Article 14 sets 1 September 2025 as the effective date.
EU and Chinese rules converge on provider-side labelling
Both regimes impose provider-facing duties, although their legal scope and enforcement structure differ.
H.R. 8094 directs the FTC to establish foundation-model disclosure rules
The bill would require regulations covering training data, documentation, testing, inference-time collection and model operations.
China’s agent guidance links development to lifecycle governance
The guidance defines agents by autonomous capabilities and places safety requirements across research, deployment and promotion.
China’s agent guidance defines AI agents by five capabilities
The opinions define an AI agent as an intelligent system with autonomous perception, memory, decision, interaction and execution capabilities.
China’s agent guidance keeps final decision rights with users
Item 6 requires that users retain informed consent and final decision rights over agent autonomous decisions, and that agent actions stay inside user authorisation.
China’s agent guidance sets classified and graded governance
Item 11 directs cyberspace and sector authorities to set open scenes in sensitive and key industries, with filing, testing and problem-product recall measures under applicable law and standards.
H.R. 9442 proposes a conditional moratorium on AI data centres
The bill would stop construction or upgrading of covered facilities until specified safeguards are enacted and Congress expressly ends the pause.
H.R. 9442 would require quarterly public infrastructure reporting
The bill directs the Energy Secretary to publish facility-level information on water, energy, emissions, labour and other impacts.
California requires large frontier developers to publish a frontier AI framework
Business and Professions Code section 22757.12(a) requires covered developers to write, implement, comply with and publish a frontier AI framework.
California’s frontier AI transparency chapter took effect on 1 January 2026
The chaptered statute records an effective date of 1 January 2026.
OECD Recommendation defines an AI system for adherents
The revised Recommendation states a shared definition of an AI system used across many national frameworks.
OECD Council revised the AI Recommendation on 3 May 2024
The legal-instrument text records the May 2024 ministerial revision addressing generative AI and related developments.
NIST states the AI RMF is intended for voluntary use
NIST’s AI RMF overview describes the framework as voluntary and designed to improve trustworthiness risk management.
UNESCO Member States adopted the AI ethics recommendation in November 2021
UNESCO’s official page states that 193 Member States adopted the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in November 2021.
Commission received the final GPAI Code of Practice on 10 July 2025
The Commission announcement records receipt of the final voluntary Code covering transparency, copyright and safety/security chapters.
IEA reports data-centre electricity demand grew 17% in 2025
The IEA executive summary states global data-centre electricity demand grew 17% in 2025 and AI-focused centres grew 50%.
IEA projects data-centre electricity near 950 TWh by 2030
The IEA central projection roughly doubles data-centre electricity from 485 TWh in 2025 to 950 TWh in 2030.
CoE Framework Convention aims to keep AI consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law
Article 1(1) states the Convention’s aim for activities across the AI lifecycle.
CoE Framework Convention sets a five-party entry-into-force rule
Article 30(3) requires five consenting parties, including at least three Council of Europe member States.
BIS revises EAR rules for advanced computing integrated circuits
The 16 January 2025 interim final rule revises EAR controls regarding advanced computing ICs.
Japan’s AI Promotion Act frames AI as fundamental economic and social technology
Article 1 states the statute’s purpose around research, development and utilization of AI-related technology.
Japan’s AI Promotion Act directs national guidelines aligned with international norms
Article 13 requires the national government to establish guidelines in accordance with the purport of international norms.
C2PA specifies a technical standard for content provenance and authenticity
The specification states C2PA developed a technical standard for providing content provenance and authenticity.
UK white paper keeps AI principles non-statutory initially
The white paper states principles will be issued on a non-statutory basis and implemented by existing regulators.
Korea’s AI Basic Act took effect on 22 January 2026
MSIT states the AI Basic Act and Enforcement Decree come into force on 22 January 2026.
Korea’s Enforcement Decree requires clear labelling of generative AI outputs
MSIT describes Enforcement Decree Article 23 duties to inform users and clearly label generative AI outputs, including deepfakes.
Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework is voluntary
The second edition describes the Model Framework as a voluntary, ready-to-use tool.