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Public services: the line so far

15 developments and 25 rules, in date order. Built automatically from everything tagged with this topic.

  1. Rule · ProposedID
    Draft AI Perpres
  2. Rule · In forceCA
    Directive on Automated Decision-Making
  3. Rule · In forceAE
    National AI Strategy 2031
  4. Rule · In forceIN
    IndiaAI Mission
  5. Rule · Enacted, not yet in forceINTL
    Council of Europe AI Convention
  6. LaunchScienceINTL EU
    ECMWF puts its machine-learning weather model AIFS into operational use

    A major intergovernmental forecaster running an open AI model in production moved AI weather prediction from research demos to public infrastructure.

    Also on Governments bet on AI for science

  7. PolicyGovernmentUS
    OMB replaces Biden-era rules with new memos on federal AI use and AI buying

    These two memos are the operating rulebook every US agency and AI vendor works to when federal government deploys or buys AI.

    Also on Procurement as AI policy

  8. Rule · In forceUS
    OMB M-25-21
  9. Rule · In forceUS
    OMB M-25-22
  10. PolicyWorkUS
    US executive order makes AI literacy a K-12 and workforce priority

    It turned AI literacy into a federal funding priority, giving AI companies a formal channel to supply schools with tools and curricula.

  11. LaunchHealthUS
    FDA rolls out 'Elsa', a generative AI assistant for all agency staff

    The regulator that clears medical AI is now using generative AI inside its own review work, raising questions about validation and accountability for regulatory decisions.

  12. Rule · In forceJP
    AI Promotion Act (AI Act)
  13. Rule · In forceUS-TX
    TRAIGA
  14. ProcurementGovernmentUS
    OpenAI, Anthropic and Google offer frontier AI to US agencies for about $1 via GSA

    Near-free enterprise licences made frontier chatbots a default federal tool and turned government adoption into a land-grab among labs, with pricing due to reset from late 2026.

    Also on The Pentagon, the labs and the limits on use, Procurement as AI policy

  15. PolicyGovernmentCN
    China's State Council issues 'AI+' plan targeting 90% AI-agent penetration by 2030

    It is China's top-level mandate for AI adoption across the economy and government, driving procurement and agent deployment by state bodies and firms.

  16. Rule · In forcePE
    Peru AI Regulation
  17. Rule · In forceIT
    Italian AI Law
  18. DealWorkIS
    Iceland gives teachers nationwide access to Claude in national AI pilot

    It is an early example of a frontier lab contracting directly with a national education ministry, a model other labs and countries are copying.

  19. PolicyScienceGB
    UK publishes AI for Science Strategy with 15 actions and up to £137m

    It is the UK's dedicated funding line for AI-enabled research, a smaller counterpart to the US Genesis Mission.

    Also on Governments bet on AI for science

  20. PolicyScienceUS
    Trump executive order launches Genesis Mission for AI-driven science at DOE

    It makes AI for science an explicit national mission and puts the national laboratories at the centre of US federal AI research spending.

    Also on Governments bet on AI for science

  21. LaunchHealthUS
    FDA gives all employees agentic AI tools after 70% take-up of Elsa

    Agentic tools inside premarket review and inspections could speed approvals but make it harder for outsiders to see how regulatory judgements are reached.

  22. Rule · In forceAU
    National AI Plan
  23. PolicyHealthUS
    HHS publishes department-wide AI strategy built on a 'OneHHS' platform

    It sets the procurement and governance direction for the largest US health payer and regulator, and signals heavier AI use in Medicare, Medicaid and public-health operations.

    Also on Can an algorithm deny your care?

  24. LaunchDefenceUS
    Department of War launches GenAI.mil with Google's Gemini for Government

    Frontier chat models became a standard desk tool across the US military, creating a large captive market for model vendors and a test of IL5-level security for commercial AI.

    Also on Who supplies the AI-first military?

  25. Rule · In forceUS
    OMB M-26-04 ('Woke AI' procurement rules)
  26. Rule · In forceAU
    APS AI Policy v2
  27. ProgrammeHealthUS
    Medicare starts WISeR, an AI-assisted prior-authorisation pilot in six states

    It brings algorithmic prior authorisation, long criticised in private Medicare Advantage plans, into traditional Medicare with vendors paid on savings.

    Also on Can an algorithm deny your care?

  28. Rule · In forceTW
    AI Basic Act
  29. ReportGovernmentGB
    UK says 38 of 50 AI Opportunities Action Plan commitments met; Lanarkshire named AI Growth Zone days later

    The UK is betting on compute, planning fast-tracks and public-sector adoption rather than an AI statute, and AI Growth Zones are where that bet becomes physical capacity.

  30. Rule · In forceKR
    AI & Data-Based Administration Act
  31. Rule · ProposedKE
    Kenya AI Bill
  32. Rule · Enacted, not yet in forceUS-CO
    SB 26-189 (Colorado ADMT law)
  33. Rule · ProposedES
    Spanish AI governance bill
  34. PolicyGovernmentJP
    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.

  35. Rule · In forceJP
    AI Basic Plan
  36. Rule · In forceUS
    EO 14434 ('Super Intelligence' terminology)