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Jurisdiction Region Regulatory approach Status
ArgentinaLatin AmericaNo AI law; an AI framework bill won a 2025 committee report but no floor voteNo comprehensive law
AustraliaAsia-PacificNo AI act yet; existing laws plus guidance, with mandatory data-center and frontier AI standards planned after consultationNo comprehensive law
BrazilLatin AmericaComprehensive EU-style bill advancing through the legislatureProposed
CanadaNorth AmericaProposed federal act lapsed; voluntary code plus provincial rulesLapsed / failed
ChileLatin AmericaEU-inspired risk-based bill in the Senate; updated national policyProposed
ChinaAsia-PacificExtensive binding sectoral rules; no single comprehensive actIn force
ColombiaLatin AmericaNew AI bill in committee after earlier bills were archived; no comprehensive lawProposed
Council of EuropeInternationalFirst binding international AI treaty, awaiting the ratifications that bring it into forceProposed
EgyptAfricaStrategy, charter, and governance framework; data protection law binds, no AI actNo comprehensive law
European UnionEuropeComprehensive, horizontal, risk-based statutePhasing in
Hong KongAsia-PacificNo AI law; dense sectoral guidance, hardest in financeNo comprehensive law
IndiaAsia-PacificPrinciples-based guidelines plus targeted synthetic-media rulesNo comprehensive law
IndonesiaAsia-PacificRoadmap and ethics guidance; binding rules in developmentProposed
IsraelMiddle EastDeliberately decentralized, with sectoral regulators, soft law, and no AI actNo comprehensive law
JapanAsia-PacificInnovation-first framework law; light-touch and non-punitiveIn force
KenyaAfricaSenate AI Bill at second reading, with a committee report tabled in October 2026; data protection law binds nowProposed
MalaysiaAsia-PacificVoluntary guidelines; draft risk-based AI Governance Bill awaiting introduction in ParliamentProposed
MexicoLatin AmericaNo general AI law; AI rules for performers' image and voice in force, many bills pendingNo comprehensive law
New ZealandAsia-PacificNo AI-specific law; existing technology-neutral statutesNo comprehensive law
NigeriaAfricaRisk-based AI bill that NITDA would enforce; data protection law binds nowProposed
PeruLatin AmericaFramework AI law with a risk-based regulation phasing in by sectorIn force
Saudi ArabiaMiddle EastCentralized governance through SDAIA; principles and drafts, no AI actNo comprehensive law
SingaporeAsia-PacificVoluntary frameworks and testing tools; binding AI rules limited to deepfakesNo comprehensive law
South AfricaAfrica2026 draft AI policy withdrawn; POPIA binds, no AI legislation proposedNo comprehensive law
South KoreaAsia-PacificComprehensive risk-based act with a light enforcement postureIn force
SpainEuropeEU AI Act applies directly; national enforcement and deepfake bills lapsed with the October 2026 dissolutionPhasing in
SwitzerlandEuropeSectoral counter-model to the EU, with a treaty-implementation bill dueProposed
TaiwanAsia-PacificFramework statute; principles in force, obligations to followIn force
ThailandAsia-PacificDraft AI Act through public hearing, awaiting Cabinet; data protection already appliesProposed
TurkeyMiddle EastAI bills pending in committee; data protection and cybersecurity law bind nowProposed
UAEMiddle EastLayered model with charters and strategy federally, binding rules in the DIFC, and guidance in financeNo comprehensive law
United KingdomEuropeSectoral, principles-based; no horizontal AI act by designNo comprehensive law
United StatesNorth AmericaState legislation and a federal preemption fight; no federal AI actNo comprehensive law
VietnamAsia-PacificComprehensive, risk-based AI law with extraterritorial reachIn force