AI rules, country by country

The map of Laurenceo's Regulation desk: who has a binding AI law, who relies on guidance and who is still writing the rules. Every place is compared with Bermuda.

172 countries and territories · Updated 9 November 2026

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    Deadlines

    Dates ahead

    The next dates on which AI duties start or change, soonest first.

    1. European Union. Transparency grace period ends for systems on the market before 2 August 2026. Ban on AI that generates non-consensual intimate imagery applies.

    2. Australia. Privacy Act duty to be transparent about automated decisions commences.

    3. Switzerland. Draft bill due for consultation by the end of 2026.

    4. United States. Colorado SB 26-189 and California automated decision duties take effect.

    5. Iceland. Bi-annual review of the AI Action Plan 2025-2027

    6. Russia. Labelling and government model-use powers start, per one timeline. Another source gives 27 March 2027.

    7. Dominican Republic. Public bodies must comply with the AI code of ethics within 180 days

    8. Iceland. Full assessment of the AI Action Plan 2025-2027

    9. European Union. High-risk duties apply to standalone systems (Annex III).

    10. Taiwan. Sector rules under the AI Basic Act are due by January 2028.

    11. European Union. High-risk duties apply to AI built into products (Annex I).

    The Record

    Every place on the map

    Each entry opens on the globe with its instruments, dates and source.

    PlaceKind of ruleDedicated AI lawBinding dutiesChecked
    BermudaGuidance onlyNoIn part1 November 2026
    AfghanistanNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    AlbaniaGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    AlgeriaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    AngolaNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    ArgentinaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    ArmeniaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    AustraliaGuidance onlyNoIn part9 November 2026
    AzerbaijanBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    BahamasNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    BangladeshGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    BelarusNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    BelizeBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    BeninGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    BhutanGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    BoliviaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    BotswanaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    BrazilLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    BruneiGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Burkina FasoGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    BurundiGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    CambodiaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    CameroonNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    CanadaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Cayman IslandsLaw in progressNot yetNo1 November 2026
    Central African RepublicNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    ChadNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    ChileLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    ChinaBinding in partsNo single lawIn part9 November 2026
    ColombiaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Costa RicaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Côte d'IvoireGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    CubaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Democratic Republic of the CongoNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    DjiboutiNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    Dominican RepublicBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    EcuadorBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    EgyptGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    El SalvadorFramework lawYesIn part9 November 2026
    Equatorial GuineaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    EritreaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    EswatiniNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    EthiopiaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    European UnionBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    FijiNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    GabonBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    GambiaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    GeorgiaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    GhanaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    GuatemalaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    GuineaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Guinea-BissauNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    GuyanaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    HaitiNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    HondurasNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    IcelandGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    IndiaBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    IndonesiaGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    IranLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    IraqNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    IsraelGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    ItalyBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    JamaicaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    JapanFramework lawYesEfforts-based9 November 2026
    JordanGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    KazakhstanBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    KenyaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    KuwaitNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    KyrgyzstanBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    LaosNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    LebanonLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    LesothoGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    LiberiaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    LibyaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    MadagascarNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    MalawiNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    MalaysiaGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    MaliNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    MauritaniaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    MexicoLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    MoldovaNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    MongoliaBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    MontenegroNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    MoroccoLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    MozambiqueGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    MyanmarNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    NamibiaNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    NepalGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    New ZealandGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    NicaraguaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    NigerNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    NigeriaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    North KoreaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    North MacedoniaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    NorwayGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    OmanGuidance onlyNoIn part9 November 2026
    PakistanGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    PalestineGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    PanamaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Papua New GuineaNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    ParaguayLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    PeruBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    PhilippinesLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    QatarGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Republic of the CongoNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    RussiaBinding AI lawYesIn part9 November 2026
    RwandaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Saudi ArabiaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    SenegalGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    SerbiaGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Sierra LeoneNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    SingaporeGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    Solomon IslandsNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    SomaliaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    South AfricaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    South KoreaBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    South SudanNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    Sri LankaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    SudanGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    SurinameGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    SwitzerlandLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    SyriaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    TaiwanFramework lawYesNot on companies9 November 2026
    TajikistanGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    TanzaniaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    ThailandGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    Timor-LesteNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    TogoNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    Trinidad and TobagoBinding in partsNoIn part9 November 2026
    TunisiaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    TurkeyLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    TurkmenistanNo AI rules foundNot yetNo9 November 2026
    UgandaNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    UkraineGuidance onlyNot yetNo9 November 2026
    United Arab EmiratesGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    United KingdomGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    United StatesBinding in partsNo federal lawIn part9 November 2026
    UruguayGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    UzbekistanBinding in partsYesIn part9 November 2026
    VanuatuNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    VenezuelaLaw in progressNot yetNo9 November 2026
    VietnamBinding AI lawYesYes9 November 2026
    YemenNo AI rules foundNoNo9 November 2026
    ZambiaGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026
    ZimbabweGuidance onlyNoNo9 November 2026

    Method

    How this map is made

    Each place is filed under one of six kinds of rule: a binding AI law, binding rules in parts, a framework law, guidance only, a law in progress, or no AI rules found. The label describes the law as it stands, not how strictly it is enforced. A general data protection law does not count as an AI law. A few territories shown in grey have not been assessed yet.

    Every entry links to the published source it was checked against, with the date. Entries marked as a first-pass assessment were researched with AI assistance from public sources and have not yet been checked against the law or regulator itself. Treat them as a starting point.

    The map is reviewed every 30 days. New regulation stories from Laurenceo Intelligence are read against each entry, and the entries checked longest ago are checked again against the web, so every place comes round in turn. A change is accepted only when it cites a source and passes fixed checks.

    The stories listed under a place come from Laurenceo Intelligence, which researches and sources AI developments every morning.

    This map is general information only. It is not legal, regulatory or financial advice. For Bermuda in depth, see Bermuda AI Regulation and Law. More on how Laurenceo's work is made.