Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Regulatory developments and alerts tracked by RegAlytics — 50 alerts from 8 agencies across 2 jurisdictions.
Topic Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation encompasses the rules, guidelines, and enforcement actions that governments and regulatory bodies use to govern the development, deployment, and use of AI systems. As AI becomes embedded in sectors ranging from financial services and healthcare to law enforcement and consumer technology, regulators worldwide are racing to establish guardrails that balance innovation with accountability, transparency, and the protection of individual rights.
RegAlytics is currently tracking 50 regulatory alerts related to artificial intelligence, spanning agencies and legislatures across multiple continents. U.S. federal and state activity dominates the landscape, with the United States accounting for 20 tracked alerts. Key contributors include the Michigan Senate, the Washington Senate, the Louisiana House of Representatives, and the Tennessee House of Representatives, reflecting a surge in state-level legislative activity. Internationally, China accounts for 4 tracked alerts, while agencies such as the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and Electronic Transactions Development Agency are also actively issuing AI-related guidance.
The regulatory focus areas tracked by RegAlytics span a wide range, including AI use in financial services data practices, AI-generated impersonation scams, synthetic media and deepfake penalties, child safety protections, and the broader challenge of keeping regulatory frameworks in step with fast-moving technology markets. Financial services, public sector agencies, technology companies, and digital platform operators are among the most directly affected sectors. Organizations operating across jurisdictions should monitor this space closely, as regulatory divergence between markets continues to grow.
Key Regulatory Frameworks
Major regulatory frameworks related to this topic, as referenced in alerts tracked by RegAlytics.
EU Artificial Intelligence Act
The European Union’s AI Act is the world’s first comprehensive, horizontal legal framework specifically designed to regulate artificial intelligence systems. Adopted in 2024 and entering into force in August 2024, it establishes a risk-based classification system — categorizing AI applications as unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk, or minimal risk — and imposes corresponding obligations on developers and deployers. High-risk applications, such as those used in biometric identification, critical infrastructure, employment, and financial services, face stringent requirements around transparency, human oversight, data governance, and conformity assessments. The Act applies to any organization placing AI systems on the EU market, giving it significant extraterritorial reach that affects U.S. and global companies alike.
Status: In force
U.S. Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI
Issued by President Biden in October 2023, Executive Order 14110 represents the most sweeping federal action on AI governance in U.S. history. It directs federal agencies to develop safety standards, requires developers of the most powerful AI models to share safety test results with the government, and establishes guidelines around AI use in areas including national security, consumer protection, workers’ rights, and equity. The Order tasked the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of the Treasury, and other agencies with producing sector-specific guidance and risk assessments. While subsequent executive actions have revisited certain provisions, the order established a foundational federal posture toward AI accountability that continues to shape agency-level rulemaking and guidance.
Status: Active
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in January 2023, the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) provides voluntary guidance to help organizations design, develop, deploy, and evaluate AI systems in a manner that effectively manages risk. The framework is organized around four core functions — Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage — and is designed to be flexible enough to apply across sectors and AI use cases. While voluntary, the AI RMF has been widely adopted as a baseline standard by U.S. federal agencies and private sector organizations, and it increasingly informs sector-specific regulatory expectations, including in financial services — a key area of focus among the regulatory alerts currently tracked by RegAlytics.
Status: Active
China Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services
Effective August 2023, China’s Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services represent one of the first binding national regulations specifically targeting generative AI technologies such as large language models and image-generation tools. Administered jointly by the Cyberspace Administration of China and six other ministries, the rules require providers of generative AI services to conduct security assessments, label AI-generated content, protect user data, and ensure that outputs align with Chinese socialist values and do not undermine state authority. The regulation applies to generative AI services offered to users within China, and reflects Beijing’s broader strategy of regulating emerging technologies rapidly and assertively — consistent with China’s position as the second most active jurisdiction in AI alerts tracked by RegAlytics.
Status: In force
Brazil AI Bill (PL 2338/2023)
Brazil’s proposed AI framework, Senate Bill PL 2338/2023, is one of the most advanced national AI legislative efforts in Latin America. Inspired in part by the EU AI Act, the bill adopts a risk-based approach to regulating AI systems and establishes obligations related to transparency, accountability, non-discrimination, and human oversight. It also proposes the creation of a national AI governance authority. The bill is particularly significant given the active role of Brazilian institutions in the global AI regulatory conversation — the Brazil Federal Court of Accounts is among the agencies currently tracked by RegAlytics for AI-related regulatory alerts — underscoring the country’s growing engagement with AI oversight at both the legislative and auditing levels.
Status: Proposed
Recent Regulatory Alerts
Regulators in Recent Alerts
Agencies that have issued alerts related to artificial intelligence regulation, as tracked by RegAlytics.
Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
China
4 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Thailand Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Electronic Transactions Development Agency
4 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Louisiana House of Representatives
United States
2 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Tennessee House of Representatives
United States
2 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Jurisdictions with Active Regulation
Countries and regions with recent regulatory activity related to artificial intelligence regulation.
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