18/02/2026

Navigating AI: Regulation Trends Worldwide

The European Union has established itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence governance thanks to the adoption of the first comprehensive legal framework for regulating this technology, the AI Act.

In the report Navigating AI: Regulation Trends Worldwide we analyse the state of global AI regulation, comparing the different regulatory frameworks in different regions of the world: Europe, the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, as well as Asia Pacific. To this end, we include a classification of the different national models in order to analyse trends in AI regulation and its impact on the industry.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU FIND IN THIS DOCUMENT?

  1. How the EU is setting the standard with a risk-based approach.

  2. What changes with the obligations around general-purpose AI models.

  3. How compliance is demonstrated in practice.

  4. Where friction arises: ambiguity and interpretation.

  5. Two paths: comprehensive legislation vs. a sectoral approach/self-regulation.

  6. “Soft law” vs. binding law: why it matters.

  7. What UNESCO, the OECD and the UN contribute… and their limits.

  8. Where countries converge and where they diverge.

  9. Impact on deployment and cooperation between countries.

  10. The risks driving regulation (privacy, security, bias).

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