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AI in the EU
The EU AI Act, its dates as amended in 2026, and how each member state is putting it into effect.
The AI Act is partly applicable; the Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation 2026/1744, in force July 2026) moved stand-alone high-risk duties to December 2027 and product-embedded ones to August 2028. Member states keep their own Progress scores; the EU has a Rulebook score only.
97/100 Rulebook7 verified EU rulesChecked 21 Oct 2026
AI law in the EU
How to check a law →The AI Act is partly applicable; the Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation 2026/1744, in force July 2026) moved stand-alone high-risk duties to December 2027 and product-embedded ones to August 2028.
Comprehensive risk-based lawOne law sorts AI systems by risk and sets duties for each tier, with fines.
- In forceRegulation · bindingAdopted 8 Jul 2026 · In force from 27 Jul 2026
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2023/1230 (Digital Omnibus on AI)
Proposed 19 Nov 2025 (2025/0359(COD)); political deal April 2026. Delays Annex III high-risk obligations to 2 Dec 2027 and Annex I (product-embedded) to 2 Aug 2028; watermarking grace for systems already on the market to 2 Dec 2026; adds Art. 5 ban on AI 'nudifier' systems and CSAM generation from 2 Dec 2026; reported 2 Aug 2030 date for certain public-authority high-risk systems.
Penalty nudification ban falls in the top tier: up to EUR 35m or 7% of worldwide turnover - VoluntaryGuidance · not bindingAdopted 10 Jul 2025 · In force from 2 Aug 2025
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (transparency, copyright, safety and security chapters)
Voluntary route to show compliance with AI Act GPAI duties. Signatories reported to include Amazon, Anthropic, Google, IBM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Mistral AI, Aleph Alpha, Cohere, ServiceNow; xAI signed only the safety and security chapter; Meta declined.
- Adopted, not yet in forceLaw · bindingAdopted 23 Oct 2024 · In force from 8 Dec 2024
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (revised Product Liability Directive)
Repeals Directive 85/374/EEC and brings software, including AI systems, within strict no-fault product liability (non-commercial open-source software excluded); manufacturers stay liable for defects from updates or machine learning they control; damage includes destroyed or corrupted non-professional data; presumptions of defect and causation ease the burden of proof. Published in the OJ 18 Nov 2024; member states must transpose by 9 Dec 2026 and it applies to products placed on the market after that date. The separate AI Liability Directive proposal was withdrawn.
- Partly in forceRegulation · bindingAdopted 13 Jun 2024 · In force from 1 Aug 2024
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act)
Risk tiers. Prohibitions and AI literacy apply from 2 Feb 2025; GPAI obligations, governance and penalty rules from 2 Aug 2025; Art. 50 transparency and Commission GPAI enforcement powers from 2 Aug 2026; high-risk dates as amended by Regulation 2026/1744 (Annex III 2 Dec 2027, Annex I 2 Aug 2028).
Penalty up to EUR 35m or 7% of worldwide annual turnover (prohibited practices); EUR 15m or 3% (most other obligations, incl. GPAI providers); EUR 7.5m or 1% (incorrect information) - Adopted, not yet in forceTreaty · bindingAdopted 17 May 2024
Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS 225)
First binding international AI treaty. EU signed 5 Sep 2024; European Parliament consent 11 Mar 2026; Council Decision (EU) 2026/1080 of 21 Apr 2026 on conclusion (OJ 13 May 2026); the Council of Europe reports EU ratification on 15 May 2026 at the Committee of Ministers session in Chișinău. The EU claims exclusive competence, so member states do not accede separately for now. Enters into force after five ratifications including three CoE member states; whether that threshold has been met was not confirmed.
- In forceRegulation · bindingAdopted 19 Oct 2022 · In force from 16 Nov 2022
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act)
Fully applicable since 17 Feb 2024; very large online platforms and search engines (over 45m EU users) must assess and mitigate systemic risks; the Commission's March 2024 election guidelines ask those whose services can create or spread generative-AI content to label it, deepfakes included; recommender-system transparency.
Penalty up to 6% of worldwide annual turnover - In forceRegulation · bindingAdopted 27 Apr 2016 · In force from 25 May 2018
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Article 22 on automated individual decision-making
Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing with legal or similarly significant effects, save for contractual necessity, legal authorisation or explicit consent, with safeguards including human intervention and the right to express a view and contest the decision; the CJEU SCHUFA judgment (C-634/21, 7 Dec 2023) held that a credit score a lender relies on heavily is itself such a decision.
Penalty up to EUR 20m or 4% of worldwide annual turnover
The Rulebook score, line by line
What each line means →97 of 100. Each line names the law or body that earns its points.
- Binding AI rulesAn AI law with enforceable duties on companies applies now · AI Act35/35
- A national AI strategy, adopted or updated since 2022See Institutions8/8
- A body named to oversee or enforce AI rulesSee Institutions6/6
- An AI safety or evaluation instituteSee Institutions6/6
- A right to challenge automated decisions, in forceRegulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Article 22 on automated individual…12/12
- Rules on AI-generated content: labels or deepfake offences, in forceAI Act13/13
- International AI governance initiatives endorsed (of 8)6 of 8. Source: AI governance initiatives by country9/12
- Council of Europe AI Convention: signed 5, ratified 8Ratified8/8
The record
What gets an entry →Every dated step: laws adopted and coming into force, and each reading of AI use. Newest first; future dates are marked.
- 27 Jul 2026LawsRegulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU)… came into force
- 8 Jul 2026LawsRegulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU)… adoptedProposed 19 Nov 2025 (2025/0359(COD)); political deal April 2026. Delays Annex III high-risk obligations to 2 Dec 2027 and Annex I (product-embedded) to 2 Aug 2028; watermarking grace for systems already on the market to…
- 2 Aug 2025LawsGeneral-Purpose AI Code of Practice (transparency, copyright, safety and… came into force
- 10 Jul 2025LawsGeneral-Purpose AI Code of Practice (transparency, copyright, safety and… adoptedVoluntary route to show compliance with AI Act GPAI duties. Signatories reported to include Amazon, Anthropic, Google, IBM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Mistral AI, Aleph Alpha, Cohere, ServiceNow; xAI signed only the safety and s…
- 8 Dec 2024LawsDirective (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (revised… came into force
- 23 Oct 2024LawsDirective (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (revised… adoptedRepeals Directive 85/374/EEC and brings software, including AI systems, within strict no-fault product liability (non-commercial open-source software excluded); manufacturers stay liable for defects from updates or machi…
- 1 Aug 2024LawsAI Act came into force
- 13 Jun 2024LawsAI Act adoptedRisk tiers. Prohibitions and AI literacy apply from 2 Feb 2025; GPAI obligations, governance and penalty rules from 2 Aug 2025; Art. 50 transparency and Commission GPAI enforcement powers from 2 Aug 2026; high-risk dates…
- 17 May 2024LawsCouncil of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human… adoptedFirst binding international AI treaty. EU signed 5 Sep 2024; European Parliament consent 11 Mar 2026; Council Decision (EU) 2026/1080 of 21 Apr 2026 on conclusion (OJ 13 May 2026); the Council of Europe reports EU ratifi…
- 16 Nov 2022LawsDigital Services Act came into force
- 19 Oct 2022LawsDigital Services Act adoptedFully applicable since 17 Feb 2024; very large online platforms and search engines (over 45m EU users) must assess and mitigate systemic risks; the Commission's March 2024 election guidelines ask those whose services can…
- 25 May 2018LawsRegulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Article 22 on automated individual… came into force
- 27 Apr 2016LawsRegulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Article 22 on automated individual… adoptedRight not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing with legal or similarly significant effects, save for contractual necessity, legal authorisation or explicit consent, with safeguards including h…
The member states
All 40 countries →The AI Act applies in every member state, but each must name its regulators and set national penalties. "National AI Act law" shows the status of that step where we have verified it.
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All our data sources →Every law on these pages links to its official text and to an independent check. These are the registers and trackers we use, with what each is good for. A headline about a new AI law is real when the official register shows it.
Official registers8
- EUR-LexOfficial EU law: the AI Act and its amendments
- Council of Europe Treaty OfficeSignatures and ratifications of the AI Convention (CETS 225)
- Federal RegisterUS executive orders and agency rules
- Congress.govUS federal bills and their status
- legislation.gov.ukUK Acts and statutory instruments
- Cyberspace Administration of ChinaChina's AI rules and the generative AI filing register
- e-Gov JapanJapanese statutes, including the AI Promotion Act
- Korea Law Information CenterKorean statutes, including the AI Basic Act
Law and policy trackers4
- OECD.AI Policy Navigator (formerly National AI Policies & Strategies database; GAIIN)OECDNational AI policy initiatives (strategies, governance bodies, funding, regulation) by jurisdictionUse it for Use as primary verification source for 'national AI strategy exists / date' and governance bodies; link each country page to its OECD.AI country profile
- IAPP Global AI Law and Policy TrackerIAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)AI laws, policies, national strategies and responsible authorities per jurisdictionUse it for Cite as a secondary legal cross-check; link out; do not reproduce
- Council of Europe Framework Convention (CETS 225) treaty chartCouncil of Europe Treaty Office · Live chart (see coe_convention block)Signature and ratification status of the first binding international AI treatyUse it for Primary source for a 'CoE AI Convention: signed / ratified' field per country
- Digital Policy AlertDigital Policy Alert (St.Gallen Endowment for Prosperity through Trade) · ContinuousEvent-level tracker of digital policy changes incl. AI rules, by jurisdictionUse it for Use as verification source for law-stage changes; model aiadoption.org's country timeline on its event structure
Country indices11
- Stanford HAI AI Index Report + Global AI Vibrancy ToolStanford Institute for Human-Centered AIAnnual state-of-AI report; Vibrancy Tool ranks national AI ecosystems (R&D, economy, policy, talent, infrastructure, public opinion, etc.)Use it for Reuse individual underlying indicators (with attribution) rather than the composite; link to Vibrancy Tool for each covered country
- Tortoise Global AI IndexTortoise MediaNational AI capacity: investment, innovation, implementationUse it for Link out and quote rank with attribution only; do not reuse scores
- Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index 2025Oxford InsightsWhether governments can harness AI for the public goodUse it for Cite as a verification source for governance/policy-capacity; reuse rank with attribution for countries lacking other data
- Microsoft Global AI Diffusion Report (AI user share)Microsoft (AI Economy Institute / On the Issues)AI user share: % of working-age population (15-64) using generative AI products in the periodUse it for Reuse the per-country AI user share as the core 'adoption' metric with attribution and vintage label; flag method breaks
- IMF AI Preparedness Index (AIPI)International Monetary Fund · June 2024 (released 25 June 2024); no later update foundMacro-structural readiness to adopt AIUse it for Use as background 'structural readiness' component only; label vintage 2024
- Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI)Global Center on AI GovernanceGovernment commitments and implementation evidence for responsible AIUse it for Cite as verification source for responsible-AI governance; adopt its framework-vs-implementation distinction in aiadoption.org's law status pills
- AI Safety / Security Institutes network (NAAIMES)Member governments; UK AI Security Institute as coordinatorMembership of the international network of AI safety/evaluation institutesUse it for Field 'has national AI evaluation institute (year)' per country; see safety_institutes block
- Carnegie Endowment (AI governance research, e.g. China AI safety institute work)Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Ongoing researchQualitative country analysis of AI governanceUse it for Cite for country narrative paragraphs
- Brookings: How are countries evaluating AI models?Brookings Institution · Article (date not confirmed)Comparative analysis of national AI evaluation institutesUse it for Cite in safety-institute methodology notes
- Anthropic Economic Index - geographic report (Anthropic AI Usage Index)AnthropicClaude usage per capita relative to working-age population by country (AUI), plus task mixUse it for Use as secondary adoption metric beside Microsoft; triangulate, never sole sourceLink not yet opened by us
- Epoch AI dataEpoch AI · ContinuousNotable models, training compute, GPU clusters/data centres by countryUse it for Reuse 'notable models by country' and 'AI supercomputers by country' with attributionLink not yet opened by us
Research and safety4
- CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)Georgetown University · OngoingData-driven research on AI talent, investment, compute, policy (incl. ETO tools such as AGORA AI governance document set)Use it for Cite AGORA for law-text links; reuse open datasets with attributionLink not yet opened by us
- International AI Safety ReportExpert panel chaired by Yoshua Bengio, UK-backed secretariat · 2026 edition expected/early 2026 (not verified)Scientific synthesis of general-purpose AI capabilities and risksUse it for Cite in methodology for why safety institutes/evaluation capacity are scored; list which countries sit on the panelLink not yet opened by us
- Our World in Data - Artificial IntelligenceOur World in Data (Global Change Data Lab) · ContinuousCharts republishing AI data (investment, models, patents, public opinion) by countryUse it for Model chart UX on OWID; reuse CC BY datasets with attributionLink not yet opened by us
- Artificial AnalysisArtificial Analysis · ContinuousModel benchmarks, price and speed; includes model origin by countryUse it for Use for 'frontier models produced by country' cross-check; citeLink not yet opened by us
How the scores work
Two scores, never added together. Download every score and indicator (CSV).
Progress, 0–100
- Five lenses, same for everyone. Adoption, Talent, Research, Investment and Infrastructure. Each lens is the average of its indicators; Progress is the average of the lenses.
- Only published numbers. Each indicator is a chart on AI Adoption with its source and CSV, or a public dataset linked on the page (Microsoft AI Diffusion, Epoch AI GPU Clusters).
- Scaled so outliers do not swamp the rest. Money, models and compute use a log scale on which the leader scores 100; shares and rates use the range of countries the source covers.
- Gaps stay gaps. A source that does not cover a country leaves a dash, never a guess. A country below a source's top-15 list scores 0 on that indicator, and the page says so. The coverage flag shows how many of the 17 indicators measure the country.
Rulebook, 0–100
How complete and binding a country's AI rules are. It does not grade whether the rules are good, strict or lenient. Points come only from laws we have verified against an official source.
Binding AI rulesup to 35
- An AI law with enforceable duties on companies applies now35
- Enforceable rules on AI systems apply, but only in part of the country26
- An AI law with enforceable duties is enacted; its duties start later26
- A national AI law is in force, but it sets no penalties for companies20
- An AI bill or official draft is before the legislature or out for consultation10
- No AI-specific law, bill or official draft0
Institutions, safeguards, international65
- A national AI strategy, adopted or updated since 20228
- A body named to oversee or enforce AI rules6
- An AI safety or evaluation institute6
- A right to challenge automated decisions, in force12
- Rules on AI-generated content: labels or deepfake offences, in force13
- International AI governance initiatives endorsed (of 8)12
- Council of Europe AI Convention: signed 5, ratified 88
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