The most recent entries: 10 AI policy changes recorded across 8 jurisdictions, of which 2 instruments entered into force, 3 concerned binding law, 3 were rated urgent or high impact. Each is dated, links to its official source, and shows what it means in practice.
Milestone recorded for Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy (African Union): Strategy document published on AU website (English PDF). Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (Nigeria): Draft National AI Strategy 2024 published by NCAIR. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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.
Milestone recorded for Proyecto de ley que regula los sistemas de inteligencia artificial, Boletín 16821-19 (Chile): Bill entered the Chamber of Deputies by presidential message. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
The OECD Council updated the Recommendation to reflect general-purpose and generative AI, misinformation and environmental sustainability, and adopted a revised definition of an AI system used by the EU AI Act and other laws.
Practical impact: The revised definition is the reference for scoping AI systems across jurisdictions.
Milestone recorded for Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (Chile): Updated National AI Policy and Action Plan presented. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
SB 149 became effective, requiring disclosure of generative-AI interaction on request in consumer transactions and proactively in regulated occupations, and creating the Office of AI Policy and a learning laboratory.
Practical impact: Businesses using chatbots with Utah consumers need disclosure processes; the 2025 amendments narrowed the duty to high-risk interactions.
Milestone recorded for AI Guidelines for Business (Japan): AI Guidelines for Business Ver1.0 published. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Resolution A/RES/78/265, adopted by consensus with more than 120 co-sponsors, encourages states to promote trustworthy AI for sustainable development and to develop governance frameworks.
Practical impact: Non-binding, but it anchors AI governance in the UN system and led to the 2025 scientific panel and global dialogue.
Milestone recorded for IndiaAI Mission (India): Cabinet approves IndiaAI Mission with INR 10,371.92 crore outlay. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (India): Union Cabinet approves the IndiaAI Mission, operationalising national AI investment. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for Surat Edaran Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Nomor 9 Tahun 2023 tentang Etika Kecerdasan Artifisial (Indonesia): Circular Letter No. 9/2023 on AI Ethics signed by the Minister. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
ISO and IEC published ISO/IEC 42001:2023, a certifiable management-system standard for organisations developing, providing or using AI, with lifecycle controls in Annex A.
Practical impact: Organisations can certify AI governance; procurement and regulators increasingly reference it as evidence.
The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Justice published Israel's AI policy, preferring sector regulation and soft tools over a horizontal law, with common ethical principles and a coordination centre.
Practical impact: Organisations in Israel should expect sector regulators, not a single AI law, to set requirements.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2.0 (Singapore): NAIS 2.0 launched by DPM Lawrence Wong. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
At the first AI Safety Summit, signatories including the US, China and the EU agreed to cooperate on identifying and managing frontier-AI safety risks, launching the summit series and the network of AI safety institutes.
Practical impact: Signals that frontier-model safety evaluation would become a shared government priority; no direct obligations.
G7 leaders agreed international guiding principles and a voluntary code of conduct with eleven actions for organisations developing advanced AI systems, including risk evaluation, incident monitoring, transparency reporting and content authentication.
Practical impact: Frontier and foundation-model developers gained a common voluntary baseline that later fed into the OECD reporting framework and the EU GPAI code of practice.
Milestone recorded for Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems (Canada): Code published with initial signatories. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
The second tranche of Law 25 came into force, requiring enterprises to inform individuals of decisions based exclusively on automated processing, explain factors on request, allow observations, declare biometric databases and run privacy impact assessments.
Practical impact: Any organisation making fully automated decisions about Quebec residents must add notices, explanation and human-review channels.
Milestone recorded for AI Ethics Principles (Saudi Arabia): AI Ethics Principles version 1.0 issued (September 2023). Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
The most recent change on record occurred on 6 August 2026. The page is generated from the records, so it changes the moment a new entry is logged; the "Last updated" time above is the last edit to any record shown.
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How is "top story" decided?
By a published rule, not an editor's mood: impact level, whether the instrument is binding, whether it entered into force, whether a named reviewer confirmed the record, and how recent it is, added up and shown as a score out of 100.
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Yes. Every jurisdiction with recorded changes has its own updates page and RSS feed, and the weekly digest can be limited to the jurisdictions you choose.
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When was this page last updated?
The most recent change on record occurred on 6 August 2026. The page is generated from the records, so it changes the moment a new entry is logged; the "Last updated" time above is the last edit to any record shown.
Where do these updates come from?
Every entry is written from an official source — a journal, a regulator, a legislature — and links to it. Nothing here is a press summary of a press summary. Entries record what changed, the status after the change and what it means in practice.
How is "top story" decided?
By a published rule, not an editor's mood: impact level, whether the instrument is binding, whether it entered into force, whether a named reviewer confirmed the record, and how recent it is, added up and shown as a score out of 100.
Can I follow updates for one country?
Yes. Every jurisdiction with recorded changes has its own updates page and RSS feed, and the weekly digest can be limited to the jurisdictions you choose.
