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AI in the US

How far the US has come on AI, and how complete its AI rulebook is: two scores, six lenses, every law linked to its official text.
33.0% of people aged 15–64 used a generative AI product in Q2 2026, up from 26.3% in H1 2025; #21 of the 147 economies Microsoft tracks. Its strongest lens is Investment (#1 of 40) and its weakest Adoption (#8). On AI law, there is no national AI statute; several states have their own enforceable AI laws.
Follow United StatesAI law in the US
#1 of 40 on Progress74/100 Rulebook21 verified laws and rulesChecked 21 Oct 2026
In the AI RecordHow the Record works →
  1. 20 Oct 2026US orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek, including products built on itVerified · What changed here: nothing we score. Thread DeepSeek Bans by Country: verified measures: 35 → 36. Why
In the Record’s memory121 dated events since January 2023, by month and kind. Darker means busier; choose a square to see those events.
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Laws and rules106
Record items15

United States through six lenses

How the scores work →
The same six lenses, in the same order, on every country page. Each shows its lead number, the rank among the countries the source covers, and every indicator behind the lens score. 16 of 17 indicators measure the US.
01Adoption#8 of 40
How widely are people and firms using AI?
33.0%
share of people aged 15–64 who used generative AI, Q2 2026
H1 2025Q2 2026
Lens score56
03Research#1 of 40
Does it build AI and its science?
596
notable AI models, 2003–2025
Lens score89
05Infrastructure#1 of 40
Does it have the machines?
940,850
H100-equivalents of known AI supercomputer capacity in operation, Oct 2026
Lens score88

AI law in the US

How to check a law →

No federal AI statute; the White House uses executive orders and DOJ litigation to contest state AI laws, while Colorado, California, Texas, New York and others legislate.

State laws, no federal AI statuteNo national AI statute; several states have their own enforceable AI laws.
  1. Adopted, not yet in forceLaw · bindingAdopted 14 May 2026 · Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

    Colorado SB 26-189 (automated decision-making technology law replacing the Colorado AI Act)

    Narrower ADMT regime: consumer notice and disclosure duties for ADMT used in consequential decisions across seven domains; drops duty of care, risk programmes and annual impact assessments; voids indemnity clauses for a party's own discriminatory ADMT acts. Attorney General enforces.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  2. Adopted, not yet in forceLaw · bindingAdopted 19 Dec 2025 · Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

    New York Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S6953B/A6453B, with 2026 chapter amendment)

    Large frontier developers must publish safety and security protocols and report safety incidents within 72 hours; chapter amendment signed 27 March 2026 aligns the law with California SB 53 and gives NYDFS rulemaking and enforcement powers.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  3. Partly in forceLaw · bindingAdopted 19 Sep 2024 · In force from 2 Aug 2026

    California AI Transparency Act (SB 942, amended by AB 853)

    GenAI providers with >1m monthly California users must offer a free detection tool and embed latent provenance disclosures (optional visible labels) from 2 Aug 2026; AB 853 adds large-platform and GenAI hosting duties from 1 Jan 2027 and capture-device duties from 1 Jan 2028.

    Penalty $5,000 per violation per day
    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  4. In forceGuidance · not bindingAdopted 7 Jul 2026

    FTC Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems

    Issued under EO 14365; sets out FTC view on when state laws requiring changes to truthful AI outputs conflict with the FTC Act; names Colorado's revised law as raising similar concerns.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  5. In forceExecutive order · bindingAdopted 2 Jun 2026

    Executive Order 14409, Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

    AI cyber-defence priorities for federal systems, an industry AI cybersecurity clearinghouse, a voluntary arrangement for government access to covered frontier models up to 30 days before release, and DOJ priority on AI-enabled cybercrime. No licensing or pre-clearance.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  6. In forceExecutive order · bindingAdopted 9 Jan 2026

    DOJ Artificial Intelligence Litigation Task Force (Attorney General memorandum)

    Implements EO 14365. First action: DOJ moved to intervene on 24 April 2026 in xAI v. Weiser (D. Colo., 1:26-cv-01515) against the Colorado AI Act; no standalone DOJ suit against another state confirmed.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  7. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 29 Sep 2025 · In force from 1 Jan 2026

    California SB 53, Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (Chapter 138, Statutes of 2025)

    Frontier developers (>10^26 FLOP) must publish transparency reports; large developers (>$500m revenue) must publish safety frameworks; critical safety incidents to Cal OES within 15 days (24h if imminent harm); whistleblower protection; CalCompute.

    Penalty Up to $1m per violation (Attorney General)
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  8. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 28 Sep 2024 · In force from 1 Jan 2026

    California AB 2013, Generative AI Training Data Transparency (Chapter 817, Statutes of 2024)

    Developers of generative AI released since 2022 must post a high-level summary of training datasets (sources, copyright, personal data, licensing). xAI's preliminary injunction bid denied 4 March 2026; appeal pending at the Ninth Circuit.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  9. Partly in forceRegulation · bindingAdopted 23 Sep 2025 · In force from 1 Jan 2026

    CCPA regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits (CPPA)

    ADMT that replaces or substantially replaces human decisions in significant decisions: pre-use notice, opt-out and access rights from 1 Jan 2027; risk assessments due by 31 Dec 2027; cybersecurity audits phased 2028-2030.

    Penalty CCPA administrative fines per violation (higher for intentional violations)
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  10. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 22 Jun 2025 · In force from 1 Jan 2026

    Texas HB 149, Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA)

    Bans AI built to intentionally discriminate, incite self-harm or crime, or produce illegal deepfakes; limits government social scoring and biometric ID; government disclosure duties; 36-month regulatory sandbox; AI Council; AG has exclusive enforcement with cure period.

    Penalty Civil penalties; fiscal note cites up to $100,000 per violation for some violations
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  11. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 9 Aug 2024 · In force from 1 Jan 2026

    Illinois HB 3773 (Public Act 103-0804), amending the Illinois Human Rights Act on AI in employment

    Civil-rights violation for employers to use AI that has a discriminatory effect in hiring, promotion, discipline or discharge, or to use zip codes as a proxy; employers must notify workers of AI use; IDHR rulemaking on notice.

    Penalty Illinois Human Rights Act remedies (actual damages, fees) via IDHR and private suits
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  12. In forceExecutive order · bindingAdopted 11 Dec 2025

    Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

    Creates a DOJ AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws; Commerce to list 'onerous' state laws within 90 days; conditions BEAD non-deployment funds; FCC disclosure-standard proceeding; FTC preemption policy statement; legislative recommendation for a preemptive federal framework (child safety, data-centre and state procurement laws carved out).

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  13. In forceStrategy · not bindingAdopted 23 Jul 2025

    Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan

    More than 90 federal actions under three pillars (innovation, infrastructure, international diplomacy and security); deregulation, data-centre permitting, AI exports, procurement of 'unbiased' models; directs NIST to revise the AI RMF.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  14. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 19 May 2025

    TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.146, Public Law 119-12)

    Federal crime to knowingly publish non-consensual intimate images, including AI 'digital forgeries'; covered platforms must remove reported images within 48 hours (platform duty applied from 19 May 2026, FTC enforcing).

    Penalty Up to 2 years' prison (adults) / 3 years (minors); FTC civil penalties of $53,088 per violation for platforms
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  15. In forceGuidance · bindingAdopted 3 Apr 2025

    OMB Memoranda M-25-21 (Accelerating Federal Use of AI) and M-25-22 (Driving Efficient Acquisition of AI in Government)

    Binding on federal agencies: replace M-24-10 and M-24-18; agency AI strategies, annual use-case inventories, minimum risk practices for 'high-impact AI', contract bans on training vendor models with non-public agency data. Supplemented by M-26-04 (Dec 2025) on 'unbiased AI principles'.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  16. In forceExecutive order · bindingAdopted 23 Jan 2025

    Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

    Sets policy of sustaining US AI dominance, orders review and rescission of actions taken under EO 14110, and required an AI Action Plan within 180 days.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  17. Revoked or lapsedLaw · bindingAdopted 17 May 2024

    Colorado SB 24-205, Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence (Colorado AI Act)

    High-risk AI duty of care, risk programmes and impact assessments; never took effect: delayed to 30 June 2026 by SB 25B-004, enforcement stayed on 27 April 2026 in xAI v. Weiser, then repealed and re-enacted by SB 26-189.

    Penalty Up to $20,000 per violation (Colorado Consumer Protection Act)
    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  18. In forceLaw · bindingAdopted 13 Mar 2024 · In force from 1 May 2024

    Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (SB 149 of 2024, amended by SB 226 and SB 332 of 2025)

    GenAI disclosure when a consumer asks, and proactive disclosure in high-risk interactions by regulated occupations; Office of AI Policy and regulatory learning lab; repeal date extended to 1 July 2027. 2026 frontier transparency bill HB 286 stalled.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
  19. Revoked or lapsedExecutive order · bindingAdopted 30 Oct 2023

    Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

    Biden-era order (reporting duties for dual-use foundation models, agency guidance); revoked by EO 14148 Sec. 2(ggg) on 20 January 2025.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  20. VoluntaryStandard · not bindingAdopted 26 Jan 2023

    NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0, NIST AI 100-1) and Generative AI Profile

    Voluntary Govern-Map-Measure-Manage framework; under revision per the 2025 Action Plan (removing references to misinformation, DEI, climate); no revised version published as of the research date.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: high
  21. Bill before parliamentBill · not binding

    FRONTIER Act (Trahan-Obernolte, House)

    Federal frontier-model framework: safety reports, risk frameworks, incident reporting, third-party audits, Commerce power to suspend models posing imminent catastrophic risk; preempts state frontier transparency, audit and incident-reporting rules only. Introduced July 2026; no floor vote.

    Official text Independent check Confidence: medium
1 more item is awaiting verification. We publish a law only after confirming its status and dates against an official source; until then it earns no Rulebook points.

The Rulebook score, line by line

What each line means →
74 of 100. Each line names the law or body that earns its points.
  1. Binding AI rulesEnforceable rules on AI systems apply, but only in part of the country · California SB 53, Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act…26/35
  2. A national AI strategy, adopted or updated since 2022Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan8/8
  3. A body named to oversee or enforce AI rulesNone found0/6
  4. An AI safety or evaluation instituteSee Institutions6/6
  5. A right to challenge automated decisions, in forceCCPA regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments…6/12
  6. Rules on AI-generated content: labels or deepfake offences, in forceS.146, Public Law 119-1213/13
  7. International AI governance initiatives endorsed (of 8)7 of 8. Source: AI governance initiatives by country10.5/12
  8. Council of Europe AI Convention: signed 5, ratified 8Signed5/8

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.
  1. 1 Jan 2027Coming upColorado SB 26-189 (automated decision-making technology law replacing the… takes effectOfficial sourceSource →
  2. 1 Jan 2027Coming upRAISE takes effectOfficial sourceSource →
  3. 2 Aug 2026LawsCalifornia AI Transparency Act (SB 942, amended by AB 853) came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  4. 7 Jul 2026LawsFTC Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial… adoptedIssued under EO 14365; sets out FTC view on when state laws requiring changes to truthful AI outputs conflict with the FTC Act; names Colorado's revised law as raising similar concerns.Official sourceSource →
  5. 30 Jun 2026AdoptionAI user share reached 33.0%, from 31.3% in Q1 2026Share of people aged 15–64 who used a generative AI product, Q2 2026.Independent estimateSource →
  6. 2 Jun 2026LawsExecutive Order 14409, Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation… adoptedAI cyber-defence priorities for federal systems, an industry AI cybersecurity clearinghouse, a voluntary arrangement for government access to covered frontier models up to 30 days before release, and DOJ priority on AI-e…Official sourceSource →
  7. 14 May 2026LawsColorado SB 26-189 (automated decision-making technology law replacing the… adoptedNarrower ADMT regime: consumer notice and disclosure duties for ADMT used in consequential decisions across seven domains; drops duty of care, risk programmes and annual impact assessments; voids indemnity clauses for a …Official sourceSource →
  8. 31 Mar 2026AdoptionAI user share reached 31.3%, from 28.3% in H2 2025Share of people aged 15–64 who used a generative AI product, Q1 2026.Independent estimateSource →
  9. 9 Jan 2026LawsDOJ Artificial Intelligence Litigation Task Force (Attorney General memorandum) adoptedImplements EO 14365. First action: DOJ moved to intervene on 24 April 2026 in xAI v. Weiser (D. Colo., 1:26-cv-01515) against the Colorado AI Act; no standalone DOJ suit against another state confirmed.Official sourceSource →
  10. 1 Jan 2026LawsCalifornia SB 53, Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act… came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  11. 1 Jan 2026LawsCalifornia AB 2013, Generative AI Training Data Transparency (Chapter 817,… came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  12. 1 Jan 2026LawsCCPA regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments… came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  13. 1 Jan 2026LawsTRAIGA came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  14. 1 Jan 2026LawsPublic Act 103-0804 came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  15. 31 Dec 2025AdoptionAI user share reached 28.3%, from 26.3% in H1 2025Share of people aged 15–64 who used a generative AI product, H2 2025.Independent estimateSource →
  16. 19 Dec 2025LawsRAISE adoptedLarge frontier developers must publish safety and security protocols and report safety incidents within 72 hours; chapter amendment signed 27 March 2026 aligns the law with California SB 53 and gives NYDFS rulemaking and…Official sourceSource →
  17. 11 Dec 2025LawsExecutive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial… adoptedCreates a DOJ AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws; Commerce to list 'onerous' state laws within 90 days; conditions BEAD non-deployment funds; FCC disclosure-standard proceeding; FTC preemption policy sta…Official sourceSource →
  18. 29 Sep 2025LawsCalifornia SB 53, Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act… adoptedFrontier developers (>10^26 FLOP) must publish transparency reports; large developers (>$500m revenue) must publish safety frameworks; critical safety incidents to Cal OES within 15 days (24h if imminent harm); whistlebl…Official sourceSource →
  19. 23 Sep 2025LawsCCPA regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments… adoptedADMT that replaces or substantially replaces human decisions in significant decisions: pre-use notice, opt-out and access rights from 1 Jan 2027; risk assessments due by 31 Dec 2027; cybersecurity audits phased 2028-2030…Official sourceSource →
  20. 23 Jul 2025LawsWinning the Race: America's AI Action Plan adoptedMore than 90 federal actions under three pillars (innovation, infrastructure, international diplomacy and security); deregulation, data-centre permitting, AI exports, procurement of 'unbiased' models; directs NIST to rev…Official sourceSource →
  21. 22 Jun 2025LawsTRAIGA adoptedBans AI built to intentionally discriminate, incite self-harm or crime, or produce illegal deepfakes; limits government social scoring and biometric ID; government disclosure duties; 36-month regulatory sandbox; AI Counc…Official sourceSource →
  22. 19 May 2025LawsS.146, Public Law 119-12 adoptedFederal crime to knowingly publish non-consensual intimate images, including AI 'digital forgeries'; covered platforms must remove reported images within 48 hours (platform duty applied from 19 May 2026, FTC enforcing).Official sourceSource →
  23. 3 Apr 2025LawsOMB Memoranda M-25-21 (Accelerating Federal Use of AI) and M-25-22 (Driving… adoptedBinding on federal agencies: replace M-24-10 and M-24-18; agency AI strategies, annual use-case inventories, minimum risk practices for 'high-impact AI', contract bans on training vendor models with non-public agency dat…Official sourceSource →
  24. 23 Jan 2025LawsExecutive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in… adoptedSets policy of sustaining US AI dominance, orders review and rescission of actions taken under EO 14110, and required an AI Action Plan within 180 days.Official sourceSource →
  25. 28 Sep 2024LawsCalifornia AB 2013, Generative AI Training Data Transparency (Chapter 817,… adoptedDevelopers of generative AI released since 2022 must post a high-level summary of training datasets (sources, copyright, personal data, licensing). xAI's preliminary injunction bid denied 4 March 2026; appeal pending at …Official sourceSource →
  26. 19 Sep 2024LawsCalifornia AI Transparency Act (SB 942, amended by AB 853) adoptedGenAI providers with >1m monthly California users must offer a free detection tool and embed latent provenance disclosures (optional visible labels) from 2 Aug 2026; AB 853 adds large-platform and GenAI hosting duties fr…Official sourceSource →
  27. 9 Aug 2024LawsPublic Act 103-0804 adoptedCivil-rights violation for employers to use AI that has a discriminatory effect in hiring, promotion, discipline or discharge, or to use zip codes as a proxy; employers must notify workers of AI use; IDHR rulemaking on n…Official sourceSource →
  28. 17 May 2024LawsColorado AI Act: revoked or lapsedHigh-risk AI duty of care, risk programmes and impact assessments; never took effect: delayed to 30 June 2026 by SB 25B-004, enforcement stayed on 27 April 2026 in xAI v. Weiser, then repealed and re-enacted by SB 26-189…Official sourceSource →
  29. 1 May 2024LawsUtah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (SB 149 of 2024, amended by SB 226… came into forceOfficial sourceSource →
  30. 13 Mar 2024LawsUtah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (SB 149 of 2024, amended by SB 226… adoptedGenAI disclosure when a consumer asks, and proactive disclosure in high-risk interactions by regulated occupations; Office of AI Policy and regulatory learning lab; repeal date extended to 1 July 2027. 2026 frontier tran…Official sourceSource →
  31. 30 Oct 2023LawsExecutive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of…: revoked or lapsedBiden-era order (reporting duties for dual-use foundation models, agency guidance); revoked by EO 14148 Sec. 2(ggg) on 20 January 2025.Official sourceSource →
  32. 26 Jan 2023LawsNIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0, NIST AI 100-1) and Generative… adoptedVoluntary Govern-Map-Measure-Manage framework; under revision per the 2025 Action Plan (removing references to misinformation, DEI, climate); no revised version published as of the research date.Official sourceSource →

How people in the US see AI

Public opinion on AI →
Survey results, not scored. They show the mood that new AI rules land in.
42%say AI products have more benefits than drawbacks, 2025+7 points since 2022Ipsos, 2022–25 →31%trust their government to regulate AI responsibly2025Ipsos →48%of employees say they trust AI at work52% use itUniversity of Melbourne and KPMG International →

United States beside its peers

All 40 countries →
The two Progress leaders and the countries nearest to the US in its region. A dash means no source measures that lens for the country.
MeasureUnited StatesChinaCanadaBrazilMexicoArgentina
Progressfive lenses, 0–10077#174#253#525#2216#2916#30
Adoptionlens score565652594246
Talentlens score52—543489
Researchlens score8983630011
Investmentlens score1007459000
Infrastructurelens score888335303113
Rulebook0–100748437561922
AI user shareQ2 2026 · Microsoft33.0%17.5%38.5%20.2%21.4%23.4%
Approach to AI lawState laws, no federal AI statuteBinding rules by use caseExisting regulators, no AI statuteAI bill in progressAI bill in progressAI bill in progress

More of Americas

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Canada53Progress37RulebookExisting regulators, no AI statuteOpen tracker →Mexico16Progress19RulebookAI bill in progressOpen tracker →Colombia11Progress21RulebookAI bill in progressOpen tracker →Brazil25Progress56RulebookAI bill in progressOpen tracker →Chile13Progress30RulebookAI bill in progressOpen tracker →Argentina16Progress22RulebookAI bill in progressOpen tracker →

Check AI-law news yourself

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
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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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
Disclosure: AI Adoption uses AI tools in its research and editorial work. No government, company or lobby group has any say in a country's scores or its law register, and the same rules apply to every country. Editorial standards · Data sources · Corrections
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