Government and geopolitics
National AI strategies, public-sector use, procurement and global agreements.
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UK accepts all 44 recommendations of doctor-led commission on regulating health AI New
Medical-AI makers selling in the UK should expect ongoing monitoring duties after approval, not a one-off clearance, bringing the UK closer to the FDA's lifecycle approach.
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Hegseth launches Project Meridian with Musk, Luckey and Gingrich to plan future war New
SpaceX's chief executive and Anduril's founder, both leaders of major defence contractors, will help set the Pentagon's long-range technology priorities, likely tilting them further toward AI, autonomy and space.
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Appeals court upholds Pentagon's supply-chain-risk label on Anthropic
Courts are deferring to the military on whether a lab's usage limits make it a security risk, which strengthens the government's hand in setting terms for frontier AI vendors.
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UN expert group agrees final report on autonomous weapons; treaty question deferred
Consensus kept the process alive but left binding limits on autonomous weapons to a November decision that the major military powers can block.
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US Justice Department backs OpenAI's fair-use defence in New York Times case
The federal government has formally put its weight behind AI developers on training-data fair use just as the leading US news case reaches summary judgment.
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EU opens call for up to seven AI gigafactories in at least seven member states
It is Europe's main public bet on sovereign frontier-scale compute, and the selected sites will determine where EU model developers can train at scale.
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EU Digital Omnibus on AI enters force, delaying high-risk AI Act duties to 2027-28
Providers and public bodies deploying high-risk AI in the EU gain 16-24 months, while the new prohibitions and watermarking deadline arrive in December 2026.
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White House commits $5bn+ to Genesis Mission and selects 278 AI-for-science projects
It turns the Genesis order into funded work and a shared platform that companies, labs and universities will build on and compete for.
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Japan's Cabinet adopts second AI Basic Plan, prioritising vertical and physical AI
Japan is steering AI through promotion plans and government adoption rather than binding duties, so the plan is the main signal for businesses and suppliers.
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US moves UAE into top export tier, opening licence-free AI chips to approved users
It codifies the approved-entity model for exporting the US AI stack to partners, and lawyers expect it to be the template for any other Gulf or strategic partner given similar treatment.
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EU pushes AI Act duties for hiring and workplace AI back to December 2027
Employers and HR-tech vendors selling into the EU get 16 extra months before conformity, oversight and logging duties for workplace AI apply.
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First UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance meets in Geneva on panel's first report
It is the only universal forum on AI governance, and the US vote against the panel shows its standing will depend on participation beyond Washington.
Rules that apply
42 instruments
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In forceEffective 5 Nov 2025
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In forceAdopted 7 Mar 2024
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In forceEffective 15 Aug 2023
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ProposedProposed 8 May 2026
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In forceEffective 4 Jun 2025
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In forceEffective 14 Jul 2026
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In forceEffective 22 Jan 2026
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In forceEffective 22 Jan 2026
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In forceEffective 28 Aug 2026
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In forceAdopted 21 Apr 2019