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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.
- Rule · ProposedIDDraft AI Perpres
- Rule · ProposedNGDigital Economy and E-Governance Bill
- Rule · In forceCADirective on Automated Decision-Making
- Rule · In forceAENational AI Strategy 2031
- Rule · In forceINIndiaAI Mission
- Rule · Enacted, not yet in forceINTLCouncil of Europe AI Convention
- 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.
- 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.
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- Rule · In forceUSOMB M-25-21
- Rule · In forceUSOMB M-25-22
- 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.
- 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.
- Rule · In forceJPAI Promotion Act (AI Act)
- 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.
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- 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.
- Rule · In forcePEPeru AI Regulation
- Rule · In forceITItalian AI Law
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rule · In forceAUNational AI Plan
- 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.
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- 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.
- Rule · In forceUSOMB M-26-04 ('Woke AI' procurement rules)
- Rule · In forceAUAPS AI Policy v2
- 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.
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- Rule · In forceTWAI Basic Act
- 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.
- Rule · In forceKRAI & Data-Based Administration Act
- Rule · ProposedKEKenya AI Bill
- Rule · Enacted, not yet in forceUS-COSB 26-189 (Colorado ADMT law)
- Rule · ProposedESSpanish AI governance bill
- 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.
- Rule · In forceJPAI Basic Plan
- Rule · In forceUSEO 14434 ('Super Intelligence' terminology)