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Short answer: There isn’t one single global “AI law.” What governs how systems like me are built, deployed, and held accountable is a patchwork of binding laws, regulator guidance, procurement rules, and de facto standards. Here are the main ones in force today (as of November 4, 2026), with concrete dates. United States (federal) - Government agencies’ own use of AI is now governed by OMB memora

Short answer: it depends where you are and what you do with AI. In the United States there’s still no single, cross‑sector federal statute that regulates private‑sector AI end‑to‑end. Instead, a patchwork of federal agency powers and state/local laws applies, and several countries/regions (notably the EU) now have comprehensive regimes with phased obligations. Here’s the current snapshot as of Oc