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 force12 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 force3 binding in force · 9 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Bangladesh
AI law in force1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 2 guidance or policy
Brazil
AI law in force8 binding in force · 2 proposed · 1 guidance or policy
Canada
AI law in force2 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 force4 binding in force · 7 proposed · 6 guidance or policy
China
AI law in force11 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 force1 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 force1 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Estonia
AI law in force2 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Ethiopia
AI law in force2 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy
Finland
AI law in force1 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 force5 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 force1 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 force1 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy
Greece
AI law in force4 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Hungary
AI law in force5 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
India
AI law in force1 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 force2 binding in force · 2 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
Iran
AI law in force3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy
Iraq
AI law in force2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy
Ireland
AI law in force2 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Israel
AI law in force1 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy
Italy
AI law in force3 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 force2 binding in force · 6 guidance or policy
Kazakhstan
AI law in force4 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 3 guidance or policy
Latvia
AI law in force4 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Lithuania
AI law in force3 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Malaysia
AI law in force1 binding in force · 14 guidance or policy
Maldives
AI law in force4 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy
Malta
AI law in force5 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Mexico
AI law in force1 binding in force · 9 proposed · 4 guidance or policy
Morocco
AI law in force1 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 force2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 7 guidance or policy
Nigeria
AI law in force1 binding in force · 4 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
Norway
AI law in force1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 4 guidance or policy
Pakistan
AI law in force2 binding in force · 5 guidance or policy
Panama
AI law in force1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy
Peru
AI law in force7 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 9 proposed · 2 guidance or policy
Philippines
AI law in force1 binding in force · 4 proposed · 3 guidance or policy
Poland
AI law in force1 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 force2 binding in force · 4 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Qatar
AI law in force1 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 force4 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 force1 binding in force · 2 guidance or policy
Saudi Arabia
AI law in force1 binding in force · 1 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
Senegal
AI law in force3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy
Singapore
AI law in force2 binding in force · 2 proposed · 10 guidance or policy
Slovakia
AI law in force2 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 force1 binding in force · 3 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
South Africa
AI law in force3 binding in force · 1 guidance or policy
South Korea
AI law in force4 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 force4 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 force1 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 force2 binding in force
Turkey
AI law in force1 binding in force · 2 proposed · 7 guidance or policy
United Arab Emirates
AI law in force1 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 force5 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 force18 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 force2 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force
Uzbekistan
AI law in force2 binding in force · 1 proposed · 1 guidance or policy
Vietnam
AI law in force3 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 proposed1 proposed
Bulgaria
AI law proposed1 proposed · 3 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Colombia
AI law proposed5 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
Costa Rica
AI law proposed2 proposed · 1 guidance or policy
Croatia
AI law proposed1 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Ecuador
AI law proposed2 proposed · 2 guidance or policy
Egypt
AI law proposed1 proposed · 2 guidance or policy
Kenya
AI law proposed1 proposed · 6 guidance or policy
Luxembourg
AI law proposed1 proposed · 3 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Netherlands
AI law proposed1 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 proposed3 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Thailand
AI law proposed4 proposed · 5 guidance or policy
Ukraine
AI law proposed1 proposed · 6 guidance or policy
Guidance or policy only (10)
Australia
Guidance or policy only12 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 only6 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Côte d'Ivoire
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
Cyprus
Guidance or policy only3 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Hong Kong
Guidance or policy only3 guidance or policy
Iceland
Guidance or policy only2 guidance or policy
Lebanon
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
Serbia
Guidance or policy only3 guidance or policy
Sweden
Guidance or policy only4 guidance or policy
As an EU member state, the EU AI Act also applies here.
Switzerland
Guidance or policy only9 guidance or policy
International organisations (24)
African Union
Guidance or policy only2 guidance or policy
APEC
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
ASEAN
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
BRICS
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
Council of Europe
AI law adopted, not yet in force1 adopted, not yet in force
European Union
AI law in force9 binding in force · 3 proposed · 18 guidance or policy
G7
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
GPAI
Guidance or policy only2 guidance or policy
IAEA
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
ICAO
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
IEEE
Guidance or policy only7 guidance or policy
ILO
Guidance or policy only2 guidance or policy
International
AI law in force3 binding in force
Interpol
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
ISO
Guidance or policy only14 guidance or policy
ITU
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
NATO
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
OAS
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
OECD
Guidance or policy only3 guidance or policy
UNESCO
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
United Nations
AI law in force1 binding in force · 1 adopted, not yet in force · 3 guidance or policy
WHO
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
World Bank
Guidance or policy only1 guidance or policy
World Economic Forum
Guidance or policy only3 guidance or policy