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Outside the U.S.
AI laws and frameworks outside the United States, starting with the EU AI Act and the national laws that put it into effect.
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KI-Marktüberwachungs-und-Innovationsförderungs-Gesetz (KI-MIG) of July 22, 2026 (BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 223), implementing the EU AI Act
The KI-MIG sets Germany's enforcement structure for the EU AI Act.
Malaysia: National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics (AIGE, 2024); National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 (unveiled July 2026); Malaysia Digital Action Plan 2030
Malaysia has no binding AI statute. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation launched the National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics in September 2024; they are voluntary and set seven principles for responsible AI.
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026 (No. 31 of 2026) + S.I. No. 366/2025 (authority designations) + EU AI Act
Ireland uses a distributed model: existing sectoral regulators supervise the AI Act in their domains, coordinated by a new central body.
Draft Act on Artificial Intelligence (ETDA, July 2026 draft); earlier Draft Principles of the AI Law (2025) and 2022 draft Royal Decree on AI business operations
Thailand has no AI statute. On July 2, 2026, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency released a new draft Act on Artificial Intelligence for a public hearing of about 30 days.
UAE: National AI Strategy 2031 and UAE Charter for the Development and Use of AI (non-binding); Abu Dhabi Law No. 3 of 2024 (AIATC); Federal Authority for AI and Data (announced June 14, 2026)
The UAE governs AI through strategy, guidance and institutions rather than a horizontal AI statute.
AI for All – Canada's National AI Strategy (June 2026); Voluntary Code of Conduct on Advanced Generative AI Systems (Sept 2023); no binding federal AI law
Canada has no binding federal AI law. The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act was part of Bill C-27, which died at committee stage when the parliamentary session ended on January 6, 2025.
Proyecto de Ley Orgánica para el buen uso y la gobernanza de la inteligencia artificial (Congreso 121/000096), lapsed; the EU AI Act applies directly
Spain's government bill to give national effect to the EU AI Act was approved by the Council of Ministers on May 26, 2026, and sent to the Congreso, where it was referred to the Economy, Trade and Digital Transformation Committee with an a…
EU AI Act + Uitvoeringswet verordening artificiële intelligentie (Uvai, draft implementing bill)
The Netherlands missed the August 2025 deadline to designate AI Act authorities and published its draft implementing act (Uvai) for consultation on April 20, 2026, with responses due by June 1, 2026.
IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 (synthetic media labelling); India AI Governance Guidelines
India has no AI statute. On February 10, 2026, MeitY notified amendments to the IT Rules 2021 that bring synthetically generated information (deepfakes and other AI-generated audio-visual content) into intermediaries' due-diligence duties,…
EU AI Act (directly applicable); national authority designations in the DDADUE bill (adopted by the Senate 18 Feb 2026, pending in the National Assembly)
The EU AI Act applies directly in France, but France missed the August 2, 2025, deadline to designate its national authorities.
Ley Nacional para Regular el Uso de la Inteligencia Artificial (Senate initiative, Feb 2026) and other pending AI bills; AI labor and copyright reform (in force May 2026)
Mexico has no general AI law. Several initiatives are pending, among them the Ley Nacional para Regular el Uso de la Inteligencia Artificial, filed in the Senate on February 11, 2026, by Senator Karina Isabel Ruiz Ruiz (Morena) and referre…
Draft Presidential Regulations (Perpres) on AI Ethics and on the National AI Roadmap (not yet signed)
Indonesia has no binding AI regulation yet.
Singapore: Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (IMDA, 2026) and MAS Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management (final, 2026)
Singapore governs AI mainly through guidance rather than statute.
Artificial Intelligence Basic Act
Taiwan's AI Basic Act is a framework law.
Law on Artificial Intelligence, No. 134/2025/QH15
Vietnam's Law on Artificial Intelligence, passed on December 10, 2025, is the country's first dedicated AI statute.
No AI-specific law. Voluntary AI Safety Standard (Sept 2024), evolved into the Guidance for AI Adoption (Oct 2025); National AI Plan (2 Dec 2025); Privacy Act automated-decision transparency duty from 10 Dec 2026
Australia has no AI-specific statute. The Voluntary AI Safety Standard (10 voluntary guardrails, September 2024) was simplified in October 2025 into the Guidance for AI Adoption, which sets out 6 essential practices.
Law No. 132 of September 23, 2025 (Disposizioni e deleghe al Governo in materia di intelligenza artificiale) + EU AI Act
Law 132/2025 sets national rules alongside the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) in areas left to member states.
KI-loven (draft Norwegian AI Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 via the EEA)
Norway will bring the EU AI Act into its law through a new national act, the KI-loven, once the regulation is incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Act on the Promotion of Research and Development and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-Related Technologies (AI Promotion Act, Act No. 53 of 2025)
Japan's AI Promotion Act is a framework law that favours innovation.
Act on supplementary provisions to the AI Regulation (Lov nr. 467 af 14. maj 2025), implementing the EU AI Act
Denmark was one of the first EU member states to legislate for the EU AI Act.
Saudi Arabia: draft Global AI Hub Law (CST public consultation, April-May 2025)
Saudi Arabia has no AI-specific law. On April 14, 2025, the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) opened a public consultation, running to May 14, 2025, on a draft Global AI Hub Law.
Kenya National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030; Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 (Senate; committee recommends not proceeding)
Kenya's National AI Strategy 2025-2030 was developed by a national working group under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, which scheduled its launch for March 27, 2025.
CONPES 4144 – Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial; government AI bill PL 043/2025 Senado / 324/2025 Cámara (archived)
CONPES 4144, Colombia's National Artificial Intelligence Policy, was approved on February 14, 2025, and sets more than 100 actions to 2030 with an investment of COP 479 billion, organised around strategic axes that include risk prevention…
Planned legislation to implement the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (no consultation draft published as of this check)
Switzerland has no AI-specific statute. On February 12, 2025, the Federal Council decided to ratify the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and to make the amendments to Swiss law that ratification requires, w…
Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Trust (AI Basic Act), Law No. 20676
South Korea's AI Basic Act combines support for the AI industry with baseline duties on trust, safety and transparency.
Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, Second Edition (2025-2030); Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI (2023); draft AI law (not checked)
Egypt's second National AI Strategy, for 2025-2030, was launched in January 2025 under the National Council for Artificial Intelligence and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
PL 2338/2023 – proposed AI legal framework ('Marco Legal da IA')
Senate bill PL 2338/2023 (author Rodrigo Pacheco) would set Brazil's general legal framework for AI.
EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), as amended by the Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744)
The AI Act is the EU's risk-based AI regulation.
Yapay Zeka Kanun Teklifi (Artificial Intelligence Bill), TBMM No. 2/2234
Bill 2/2234 is a private member's bill submitted to Türkiye's Grand National Assembly on June 24, 2024, by an opposition deputy.
Israel's Policy on Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Ethics (December 2023)
Israel has chosen not to enact a horizontal AI law for now.
Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (2023); Measures for Labeling AI-Generated Synthetic Content (2025); Interim Measures for the Management of Anthropomorphic AI Interactive Services (2026)
China regulates AI through departmental rules rather than a single AI law.
Plan Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (ArgenIA, 2019); no AI statute. Related: executive bill replacing the General Companies Law (Ley 19.550) with 'automated companies' (pending in the Senate)
Argentina has no AI-specific statute. Its reference policy is ArgenIA, the national AI plan drawn up in 2018-2019 under the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation; it is a non-binding strategy covering talent, data, i…
United Kingdom: no comprehensive AI statute; Data (Use and Access) Act 2025; Crime and Policing Act 2026 (child sexual abuse image-generator offences, not yet in force)
The United Kingdom has no comprehensive AI statute and relies on existing regulators.
Artificial Intelligence Development and Regulation Act (House substitute bill consolidating 26 bills, 20th Congress)
The Philippine House of Representatives is drafting a substitute bill, the proposed Artificial Intelligence Development and Regulation Act, that consolidates 26 House bills, three resolutions and a privilege speech.
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