The dates that change how AI is built and shipped. Through January 2027 most of them fall in US states, and the EU's December 2 ban is the main European date.
- November 1, 2026Egypt's data-protection transition period ends
The one-year transition under the executive regulations to Law 151 of 2020 (Decree 816/2025) closes; law-firm analyses put the date at October 31 or November 1, 2026.
- November 1, 2026Virginia: report due on independent verification of AI models
The Joint Commission on Technology and Science must report on a framework for independent organizations that would verify AI models and applications against safety standards, under Chapters 425 and 426 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly.
- November 2, 2026China's legislature takes up ratification of the World AI Cooperation Organization agreement
The NPC Standing Committee meets from November 2 to 6; its recommended agenda includes the State Council's request to ratify the agreement establishing the World AI Cooperation Organization.
- November 16, 2026Expert recommendations due under California's Executive Order N-9-26
The order sets November 16 for the recommendations. Four experts named on September 23 work on onsite verification at frontier labs, an emergency shutoff for frontier models, and incident reporting that includes loss of control.
- November 18, 2026Ninth Circuit argument in x.AI v. Bonta, the challenge to California's AB 2013
xAI appeals the March 4, 2026 denial of a preliminary injunction against California's training-data transparency law, which it challenges on First Amendment and trade-secret grounds.
- November 20, 2026The UK Information Commission's call for evidence on agentic AI closes
Six weeks of evidence from developers, deployers, and experts on the data protection risks of agentic AI, feeding the regulator's forthcoming statutory code of practice on AI and automated decision-making.
- November 28, 2026Proposed federal definition of 'super intelligence' due under Executive Order 14434
The science adviser's 60-day deadline to submit to the President proposed legislative language for a federal definition and whether it should supersede the statutory definition of AI; the order does not require publication.
- November 29, 2026Spain votes in a general election after its AI bills lapsed
The Cortes were dissolved on October 6, 2026, which ended the AI governance bill, the honor and image bill, and the minors bill. The new chambers meet on December 23; a new government would have to re-table the texts.
- November 2026New York opens registration for large frontier developers under the RAISE Act
The governor's September 21 announcement: large frontier developers register with the state from November 2026, ahead of compliance from January 2027, overseen by the DIGIT office in the Department of Financial Services.
- November 30, 2026Australia's parliamentary AI committee delivers its final report
The Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which wrote to the Prime Minister on October 12 recommending incident reporting by frontier labs and embedded independent evaluators, must report by this date.
- December 2, 2026EU ban on non-consensual intimate imagery generators; watermark grace period ends
The Digital Omnibus's Article 5 addition takes effect and the transitional accommodation on marking closes.
- December 7, 2026Comments close on Treasury's proposed ban on US investment in super intelligence development in countries of concern
The proposed rules under the COINS Act would make the development of any SI system by a covered foreign person in a country of concern a prohibited technology for US investors, with no technical threshold.
- December 10, 2026Australia's Privacy Act transparency duties for automated decisions apply
Organizations covered by the Privacy Act must describe in their privacy policies the kinds of personal information used in automated decisions that could significantly affect individuals' rights or interests, and the kinds of decisions made.
- End of 2026Switzerland's AI consultation bill due
The FDJP's draft implementing the Council of Europe convention, covering transparency, data protection, non-discrimination, and oversight.
- January 1, 2027Colorado's ADMT and chatbot safety laws, New York's RAISE Act, Illinois' AI Safety Measures Act, companion-chatbot rules in Connecticut and Washington, California's SB 1050 and 2026 package, and Utah's AI provenance law take effect
Colorado's replacement statute, New York's frontier transparency law, and Illinois' frontier safety act all begin. Companion-chatbot rules start in Colorado, Connecticut, and Washington, California ads that use a synthetic performer must disclose it, and California bans companion chatbots in toys. Utah requires large generative AI providers to embed provenance data in AI images, video, and audio. California's AB 1609, AB 1979, SB 503, AB 1331, AB 1883, AB 2713, SB 951, SB 1111, and SB 1159 also start, and businesses that use automated decisionmaking technology for significant decisions must meet California's CCPA rules on notice, opt-out, and access.
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