Policy

Explore approaches to governing artificial intelligence: the problems policymakers seek to address, the choices available, and the tradeoffs between them. Thematic articles compare laws, proposals, voluntary commitments, and scholarly ideas, identifying their legal status and sources.

Policy overviews

United States policy on catastrophic AI risk
U.S. approaches to preventing catastrophic harm from AI: transparency, audits, government testing, control of dangerous uses, liability, and proposed pauses or bans.

European Union policy on catastrophic AI risk
EU approaches to preventing catastrophic harm from AI: systemic-risk duties, evaluations, public supervision, cybersecurity, liability and international cooperation.

United Kingdom policy on catastrophic AI risk
UK approaches to catastrophic AI risk: government testing, voluntary thresholds, human control and proposals for legal intervention.

China policy on catastrophic AI risk
Chinese approaches to catastrophic AI risk: service regulation, ethics review, technical risk governance, autonomous agents and international cooperation.

AI consciousness
The debate over artificial experience: historical foundations, scientific theories, researchers, tests, welfare, rights and public-policy choices.

Related strategies and frameworks

• EU–Canada AI cooperation — Safety, interoperability and market-access objectives.
• ERA research-AI guidelines — Nonbinding research recommendations and separate voluntary RAISE commitments.
• Dublin Declaration on trustworthy, safe and sovereign AI — Participating European ministers’ shared intentions on safety, capabilities, infrastructure and cooperation.
• Bavarian AI safety initiatives (2026) — Announced state-government programme for a safety dialogue, annual reporting and an ethics forum.
• AI Action Plan for Justice — Ministry of Justice strategy for responsible AI adoption and response to emerging AI risks.
• Finland–Norway frontier AI control appeal — International call for testing, evaluations, incident reporting and institutional oversight.
• South African military-AI proposal — Parliamentary delegation’s call for binding international rules and meaningful human control.
• United Nations — International governance reports, scientific assessment, ethics and AI safety standards work.
• Human Rights and the Regulation of AI — UK parliamentary recommendations on human-rights safeguards.
• EGE neuro-AI governance statement — Expert recommendations on brain-data protection and public oversight.
• America's AI Action Plan — U.S. government strategy and policy priorities.

Organizational governance

• Governance — Organizational oversight, risk management and applicable duties, including voluntary frameworks and practical guidance.

Explore the wiki

• Research — Academic papers on AI law, policy and legal institutions; browse the research tracker.
• Insurance — Coverage, insurance disputes and insurer decision-making.
• Organizations in AI Law and Policy — Institutional contributions, advocacy and governance practices.
• Legislation and Regulation — Individual laws, bills, executive actions, and regulatory frameworks by jurisdiction.
• AI Law by Topic — Related legal instruments across subject areas.
• People in AI and Law — People shaping AI law and policy.
• October 12 News: Australian AI inquiry letter and parliamentary scrutiny
• News — Dated developments and monthly news archives.