Legislative and regulatory record

Policy vehicles

The bills, regulations, measures and guidance through which policy asks move toward adoption, implementation or failure.

EU · regulation

EU AI Act · Article 50 transparency obligations

Article 50 establishes transparency duties for specified AI interactions and synthetic or manipulated content.

Applicable
China · administrative-measure

AI-Generated Synthetic Content Labelling Measures

China’s administrative measures govern explicit and implicit labels for covered AI-generated synthetic content.

In force
US · bill

H.R. 8094 · AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026

A House bill directing the FTC to establish public disclosure requirements for covered foundation models.

Introduced
China · guidance

Implementation Opinions on Standardized Application and Innovative Development of AI Agents

Joint policy guidance defining AI agents, setting four principles, and organising work on technology foundations, classified safety governance, nineteen application scenes and an innovation ecology.

Issued
US · bill

H.R. 9442 · Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

A House bill proposing a conditional moratorium on construction or upgrading of covered AI data centres.

Introduced
CA · regulation

California SB 53 · Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act

Chaptered California statute requiring large frontier developers to publish frontier AI frameworks, transparency reports and critical-incident pathways.

In force
Policy · guidance

OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence

Intergovernmental recommendation setting trustworthy-AI principles and a shared AI-system definition for adherents.

In force (soft law)
US · guidance

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

US federal voluntary framework for managing AI trustworthiness risks across design, development, use and evaluation.

Published (voluntary)
Policy · guidance

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Global soft-law standard on AI ethics adopted by UNESCO Member States in November 2021.

Adopted
EU · guidance

EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

Voluntary multi-stakeholder code detailing AI Act duties for providers of general-purpose AI models.

Published
Policy · guidance

IEA Key Questions on Energy and AI

IEA analytical report updating data-centre electricity demand growth for 2025 and projections to 2030.

Published
Policy · regulation

Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence (CETS No. 225)

First binding multilateral AI treaty focused on human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

Opened for signature
US · administrative-measure

BIS advanced computing IC interim final rule (Jan 2025)

US EAR revision controlling advanced computing integrated circuits relevant to AI datacentre chips.

In force
Japan · regulation

Japan AI Promotion Act (Act No. 53 of 2025)

Japanese statute promoting AI research, development and utilization and directing national guidelines.

In force
US · guidance

C2PA Content Credentials technical specification

Open technical standard for attaching and validating content provenance assertions.

Published (voluntary)
UK · guidance

UK AI regulation white paper (pro-innovation approach)

UK policy paper proposing five AI principles implemented by existing regulators on a non-statutory basis initially.

Published
Korea · regulation

Korea AI Basic Act and Enforcement Decree

South Korea’s comprehensive AI statute combining industry promotion with transparency, safety and high-impact duties.

In force
Singapore · guidance

Singapore Model AI Governance Framework

Voluntary national framework for organisational AI governance published by IMDA/PDPC.

Published (voluntary)