Which countries have AI laws in force?

Every tracked jurisdiction by the strongest AI-related instrument it has: binding law in force, adopted and coming, proposed, or guidance only.

109 jurisdictions with tracked AI instruments. Updated 2026-09-26.

Each answer cites the instrument it rests on; open it for the provision and the full analysis. Whether a rule is binding law, a bill or guidance comes from the instrument's type and status, not from wording.

AI law in force (62)

  • Argentina

    AI law in force

    12 binding in force · 5 proposed · 6 guidance or policy

    4 of 4 regions address this
    • Buenos AiresGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • JujuyGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • Río NegroGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • San JuanAI law in force

      1 binding in force

  • Austria

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 9 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Bangladesh

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

  • Brazil

    AI law in force

    8 binding in force · 2 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

  • Canada

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 10 guidance or policy

    4 of 4 regions address this
    • AlbertaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • British ColumbiaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • OntarioAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

    • QuebecAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

  • Chile

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 7 proposed · 6 guidance or policy

  • China

    AI law in force

    11 binding in force · 1 proposed · 6 guidance or policy

    4 of 4 regions address this
    • BeijingAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • ShanghaiAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • ShenzhenAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • ZhejiangGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Czech Republic

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Denmark

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Estonia

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Ethiopia

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy

  • Finland

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • HelsinkiGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • France

    AI law in force

    5 binding in force · 2 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Germany

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 9 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

    3 of 3 regions address this
    • Baden-WürttembergGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • BavariaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • North Rhine-WestphaliaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Ghana

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy

  • Greece

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Hungary

    AI law in force

    5 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • India

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 2 proposed · 7 guidance or policy

    4 of 4 regions address this
    • KarnatakaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • MaharashtraGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • Tamil NaduAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • TelanganaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Indonesia

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 2 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

  • Iran

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

  • Iraq

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

  • Ireland

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Israel

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy

  • Italy

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

    2 of 2 regions address this
    • Emilia-RomagnaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • LombardyGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Japan

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy

  • Kazakhstan

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 3 guidance or policy

  • Latvia

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Lithuania

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Malaysia

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 14 guidance or policy

  • Maldives

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy

  • Malta

    AI law in force

    5 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Mexico

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 9 proposed · 4 guidance or policy

  • Morocco

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 2 proposed

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • Casablanca-SettatGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • New Zealand

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 7 guidance or policy

  • Nigeria

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 4 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

  • Norway

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 4 guidance or policy

  • Pakistan

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy

  • Panama

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

  • Peru

    AI law in force

    7 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 9 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

  • Philippines

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 4 proposed · 3 guidance or policy

  • Poland

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 2 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Portugal

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Qatar

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • DohaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Russia

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

    2 of 2 regions address this
    • MoscowAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • TatarstanAI law in force

      1 binding in force

  • Rwanda

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy

  • Saudi Arabia

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

  • Senegal

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

  • Singapore

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 2 proposed · 10 guidance or policy

  • Slovakia

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 3 proposed · 9 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Slovenia

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • South Africa

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

  • South Korea

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 1 proposed · 10 guidance or policy

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • SeoulGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Spain

    AI law in force

    4 binding in force · 1 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

    3 of 3 regions address this
    • AsturiasAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • CataloniaGuidance or policy only

      2 guidance or policy

    • GaliciaAI law in force

      2 binding in force

  • Taiwan

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • KaohsiungGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Tunisia

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force

  • Turkey

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 2 proposed · 7 guidance or policy

  • United Arab Emirates

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 8 guidance or policy

    2 of 2 regions address this
    • Abu DhabiAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • DubaiGuidance or policy only

      3 guidance or policy

  • United Kingdom

    AI law in force

    5 binding in force · 3 proposed · 26 guidance or policy

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • ScotlandAI law in force

      1 binding in force

  • United States

    AI law in force

    18 binding in force · 21 proposed · 25 guidance or policy

    51 of 51 states address this
    • AlabamaAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

    • AlaskaAI law proposed

      1 proposed

    • ArizonaAI law in force

      4 binding in force

    • ArkansasAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • CaliforniaAI law in force

      21 binding in force · 4 proposed

    • ColoradoAI law in force

      5 binding in force · 2 adopted, not yet in force

    • ConnecticutAI law in force

      3 binding in force · 1 proposed

    • DelawareAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • FloridaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • GeorgiaAI law adopted, not yet in force

      2 adopted, not yet in force · 4 guidance or policy

    • HawaiiAI law in force

      2 binding in force · 1 proposed

    • IdahoAI law in force

      2 binding in force · 2 proposed

    • IllinoisAI law in force

      3 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 3 proposed

    • IndianaAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • IowaAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • KansasAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • KentuckyAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • LouisianaAI law in force

      2 binding in force · 2 proposed

    • MaineAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • MarylandAI law in force

      4 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

    • MassachusettsAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • MichiganAI law in force

      4 binding in force

    • MinnesotaAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • MississippiAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • MissouriAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • MontanaAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • NebraskaAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

    • NevadaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • New HampshireAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • New JerseyAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 1 guidance or policy

    • New MexicoAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • New YorkAI law in force

      4 binding in force · 2 adopted, not yet in force · 5 proposed

    • North CarolinaAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

    • North DakotaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • OhioAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 3 proposed

    • OklahomaAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • OregonAI law in force

      2 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

    • PennsylvaniaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • Puerto RicoAI law proposed

      1 proposed

    • Rhode IslandAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • South CarolinaAI law proposed

      1 proposed

    • South DakotaAI law in force

      2 binding in force

    • TennesseeAI law in force

      4 binding in force · 2 proposed

    • TexasAI law in force

      3 binding in force

    • UtahAI law in force

      9 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 2 proposed

    • VermontAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

    • VirginiaAI law in force

      2 binding in force · 1 proposed

    • WashingtonAI law in force

      4 binding in force · 2 adopted, not yet in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

    • West VirginiaAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • WisconsinAI law in force

      1 binding in force

    • WyomingAI law in force

      2 binding in force

  • Uruguay

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force

  • Uzbekistan

    AI law in force

    2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

  • Vietnam

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • Ho Chi Minh CityGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

AI law proposed (13)

  • Bahrain

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed

  • Bulgaria

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 3 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Colombia

    AI law proposed

    5 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

  • Costa Rica

    AI law proposed

    2 proposed · 1 guidance or policy

  • Croatia

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Ecuador

    AI law proposed

    2 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

  • Egypt

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 2 guidance or policy

  • Kenya

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 6 guidance or policy

  • Luxembourg

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 3 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Netherlands

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 18 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

    1 of 1 regions address this
    • AmsterdamGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Romania

    AI law proposed

    3 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Thailand

    AI law proposed

    4 proposed · 5 guidance or policy

  • Ukraine

    AI law proposed

    1 proposed · 6 guidance or policy

Guidance or policy only (10)

  • Australia

    Guidance or policy only

    12 guidance or policy

    7 of 7 regions address this
    • Australian Capital TerritoryGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • New South WalesAI law in force

      1 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy

    • Northern TerritoryGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • QueenslandGuidance or policy only

      3 guidance or policy

    • TasmaniaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

    • VictoriaGuidance or policy only

      2 guidance or policy

    • Western AustraliaGuidance or policy only

      1 guidance or policy

  • Belgium

    Guidance or policy only

    6 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Côte d'Ivoire

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • Cyprus

    Guidance or policy only

    3 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Hong Kong

    Guidance or policy only

    3 guidance or policy

  • Iceland

    Guidance or policy only

    2 guidance or policy

  • Lebanon

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • Serbia

    Guidance or policy only

    3 guidance or policy

  • Sweden

    Guidance or policy only

    4 guidance or policy

    As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.

  • Switzerland

    Guidance or policy only

    9 guidance or policy

International organisations (24)

  • African Union

    Guidance or policy only

    2 guidance or policy

  • APEC

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • ASEAN

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • BRICS

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • Council of Europe

    AI law adopted, not yet in force

    1 adopted, not yet in force

  • European Union

    AI law in force

    9 binding in force · 3 proposed · 18 guidance or policy

  • G7

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • GPAI

    Guidance or policy only

    2 guidance or policy

  • IAEA

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • ICAO

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • IEEE

    Guidance or policy only

    7 guidance or policy

  • ILO

    Guidance or policy only

    2 guidance or policy

  • International

    AI law in force

    3 binding in force

  • Interpol

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • ISO

    Guidance or policy only

    14 guidance or policy

  • ITU

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • NATO

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • OAS

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • OECD

    Guidance or policy only

    3 guidance or policy

  • UNESCO

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • United Nations

    AI law in force

    1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 3 guidance or policy

  • WHO

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • World Bank

    Guidance or policy only

    1 guidance or policy

  • World Economic Forum

    Guidance or policy only

    3 guidance or policy