Explore how AI governance has evolved around the world, from voluntary principles and early algorithmic rules to national AI laws, frontier-model regulation and emerging rules for autonomous systems.
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AI regulation is developing quickly and unevenly across the world. This interactive timeline makes that evolution easier to see: principles becoming operational guidance, proposals moving through legislatures, laws entering into force and obligations arriving in stages.
This resource aims to track AI policy at the country level, with some Canadian provinces and U.S. states included where relevant information is available. Laws, proposed laws, phased requirements, and voluntary frameworks are kept separate. The resource is updated from time to time and is intended for general information only, not legal advice.
LAST UPDATED 4 OCTOBER 2026