Dated, source-backed updates: what changed, the practical impact, the status after the change and the official source. Urgent and high-impact items are separated from routine updates.
Milestone recorded for Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (South Korea): Passed by the National Assembly plenary. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 (Brazil): Approved by the Senate plenary. Recorded from the official source listed.
Bill 194 received royal assent, enabling regulations on disclosure, accountability frameworks, risk management and prohibited uses of AI by Ontario public-sector entities.
Practical impact: Public bodies in Ontario should inventory AI systems ahead of regulations; vendors to government should expect disclosure requirements.
Milestone recorded for Estrategia Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial del Uruguay 2024-2030 (Uruguay): Strategy document published by Agesic. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for Estrategia Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial del Uruguay 2024-2030 (Uruguay): Strategy approved by the Strategic Committee for Public-Sector AI and Data. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (Brazil): Resolução CCT nº 4/2024 approving the PBIA proposal published in the DOU. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for Decisión Administrativa 899/2024 (Argentina): Decisión Administrativa 899/2024 published in the Boletín Oficial. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for National AI Plan (Australia): Preceding consultation on mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI opened (government later chose not to proceed with them). Recorded from the official source listed.
The Department of Industry, Science and Resources published ten voluntary guardrails and a proposals paper on mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI, with consultation to 4 October 2024.
Practical impact: Australian organisations gained a concrete voluntary baseline aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF.
Milestone recorded for The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (Malaysia): AIGE published by MOSTI (September 2024). Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (Malaysia): National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics issued under the roadmap. Recorded from the official source listed.
Public Act 103-0804 amended the Human Rights Act so that using AI with a discriminatory effect in employment decisions, or zip codes as a proxy, is a violation, with notice duties; effective 1 January 2026.
Practical impact: Illinois employers must test AI hiring and HR tools for discriminatory effect and notify employees before 2026.
Milestone recorded for Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy (African Union): Strategy document published on AU website (English PDF). Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (Nigeria): Draft National AI Strategy 2024 published by NCAIR. Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (Brazil): PBIA proposal presented at the 5th National CT&I Conference. Recorded from the official source listed.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 was published in the Official Journal, fixing its entry into force for 1 August 2024 and starting the phased application clock under Article 113.
Practical impact: Every organisation supplying or using AI in the EU can now plan against fixed dates.
Milestone recorded for Concept Paper on the Use and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Nepal (Nepal): Concept paper published for comments on MoCIT website (21 Asar 2081). Recorded from the official source listed.
Milestone recorded for National AI Strategy Roadmap 2.0 (Philippines): DTI launches NAISR 2.0 and the Center for AI Research. Recorded from the official source listed.
The Act added voice to the right of publicity and created liability for tools primarily designed to produce unauthorised voice or likeness.
Practical impact: Providers of voice-cloning tools and users of synthetic voices need authorisation for identifiable individuals in Tennessee.
Milestone recorded for Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy (African Union): Adopted by African ICT and Communications Ministers (virtual session, 11-13 June 2024). Recorded from the official source listed.
The Privacy Commissioner issued recommendations for organisations procuring and deploying AI with personal data, covering governance, risk assessment and human oversight, model customisation and stakeholder communication.
Practical impact: Voluntary, but the PCPD checks against it in compliance reviews; organisations should set up an AI governance committee and risk-based oversight.
Milestone recorded for The UAE Charter for the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (United Arab Emirates): Charter issued (Cabinet approval) per UAE Legislation portal. Recorded from the official source listed.
IMDA and the AI Verify Foundation released a generative-AI companion to the Model AI Governance Framework with nine governance dimensions including accountability, incident reporting and content provenance.
Practical impact: Generative-AI developers and deployers in Singapore have a reference set of expected practices.
The Committee of Ministers adopted the Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS 225); it opened for signature on 5 September 2024 with the EU, UK, US and others signing.
Practical impact: Ratifying states must ensure AI activities respect human rights, with risk and impact assessment and remedies; companies feel it through national implementation.
Governor Polis signed SB 24-205, creating duties of reasonable care for developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems used in consequential decisions, originally effective 1 February 2026.
Practical impact: Organisations making consequential decisions about Colorado residents should begin scoping risk programmes and impact assessments.
Disclaimer: informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult a qualified lawyer before acting.
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