Topic · Safety frameworks, evaluation standards, and risk mitigation
AI Safety
AI safety legislation and standards focus on preventing harm from AI systems through pre-deployment evaluation, ongoing monitoring, and incident reporting. AIGI tracks every primary-source AI safety law, regulation, and guidance update across global jurisdictions. As of the most recent update, AIGI tracks 416 primary-source items on ai safety across global jurisdictions.
Coverage at a glance
- Items tracked
- 416
- Jurisdictions
- 8
- Last update
- 1/20/2026
Most active jurisdictions
Recent ai safety activity
- BR enforcement action enforcement 1/20/2026
ANPD, MPF e Senacon recomendam que X impeça geração e circulação de conteúdos sexualizados indevidos por meio do Grok
Brazilian agencies ANPD, MPF, and Senacon issued recommendations to X (Twitter) to prevent and remove non-consensual sexualized synthetic content generated by its AI tool, Grok.
Authority: Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (Brazil)
- US agency report effective 8/4/2026
The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab
FCC updates its Covered List to ban new foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters due to national security and cybersecurity risks.
- US policy paper effective 7/31/2026
[State/CDP] Alert to Countries, Companies, and Other Entities Regarding North Korean IT Workers
An international alert warns countries and companies about North Korean IT workers using AI to obfuscate identities and fund illicit weapons programs, urging compliance with sanctions.
Authority: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
- EU agency report enforcement 7/24/2026
[EU Commission Press] Daily News 24 / 07 / 2026
The European Commission has made preliminary findings that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors.
Authority: European Commission
- US guidance effective 7/14/2026
[CISA] ABB Ability Edgenius
CISA has issued an advisory for ABB Ability Edgenius, warning of a Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) allowing privilege escalation in critical infrastructure.
Authority: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- EU speech 7/9/2026
[EU Commission Press] Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the OECD Gender Equality Forum
Commissioner Lahbib's speech at the OECD Gender Equality Forum highlights the risks of AI-generated explicit images and the need for addressing online harms.
Authority: European Commission
- WV agency report enforcement 7/7/2026
[West Virginia AG] West Virginia lawsuit against Apple for allowing child sexual abuse materials on its platform moves forward
West Virginia's lawsuit against Apple, alleging failures to detect and report child sexual abuse materials due to product design and lack of detection technology, has been remanded to state court.
Authority: West Virginia Attorney General
- NY press release enacted 5/9/2025
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Expanding Historic Empire AI Consortium and Establishing Nation-Leading AI Protections for Responsible Growth as Part of the FY 2026 Budget
Governor Hochul signed legislation expanding the Empire AI consortium and enacting new laws for AI companion safety and prohibiting AI-generated child sexual abuse material in New York.
Authority: New York State Governor's Office
- IL news analysis enacted
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL’S LEGISLATION ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES IS SIGNED INTO LAW
Illinois enacted a new law (HB 4623) making it illegal to use AI to create child sexual abuse images involving real children or obscene imagery, and prohibiting nonconsensual dissemination of AI-generated sexual images.
Authority: Illinois Attorney General
- HI agency report enforcement
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST META FOR HARMING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Hawaii Attorney General Lopez joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in suing Meta for knowingly designing social media platforms with harmful features that purposefully addict children and teens, violating consumer protection and child privacy laws.
Authority: Hawaii Attorney General
- HI news analysis enforcement
STATE OF HAWAIʻI ANNOUNCES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TIKTOK FOR HARMING CHILDREN AND MISLEADING THE PUBLIC
Hawaii's Attorney General announced a lawsuit against TikTok's parent company, ByteDance Inc., for allegedly designing an addictive platform that harms children and misleads the public about its risks.
Authority: Hawaii Attorney General
- KY enforcement action enforcement 1/8/2026
AG Coleman Sues AI Chatbot Company for Preying on Children
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed a lawsuit against AI chatbot company Character Technologies for allegedly preying on children and leading them to self-harm, violating state consumer protection laws.
Authority: Kentucky Attorney General
+ 404 more items in the full archive — start trial for full access.
Frequently asked questions
- What is AI Safety?
- AI safety legislation and standards focus on preventing harm from AI systems through pre-deployment evaluation, ongoing monitoring, and incident reporting. AIGI tracks every primary-source AI safety law, regulation, and guidance update across global jurisdictions.
- How many ai safety laws does AIGI track?
- AIGI currently tracks 416 primary-source items under ai safety — spanning bills, regulations, enforcement actions, court opinions, and agency guidance from authorities across global jurisdictions.
- Which jurisdictions are most active on ai safety?
- Most active jurisdictions on ai safety in the current corpus: US (13), BR (5), IL (5), NC (5), EU (4).
- How current is AIGI's ai safety coverage?
- The most recent ai safety item AIGI tracked was published on 1/20/2026. AIGI runs continuous ingestion against every active authority source.
- Where do AIGI's ai safety citations come from?
- Every item on this page includes a direct link to the relevant government or research document.
Related
Regulatory intelligence
Follow reviewed ai safety changes across jurisdictions.
AIGI monitors cited regulatory change and delivers decision-ready analysis. It does not monitor customer AI systems or enforce policy.