AI Regulation Tracker

What we captured

DCWP proposed a consumer-protection rule requiring disclosure of automated customer service, easy access to human representatives, and meaningful customer assistance. The proposal is in a 30-day public comment period and has not been adopted.

• • DCWP proposed the rule on October 20, 2026.
• • The proposal covers AI chatbots and other automated customer service systems, including telephone voice response systems.
• • The public comment period, including a public hearing, is 30 days.
• • The proposal provides for restitution and civil penalties, with fines starting at $525.

Source evidence

Confidence 100% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

New York City proposed a rule requiring businesses using automated customer-service systems to disclose their use, offer access to a human representative, and provide timely and relevant assistance.

• • The proposed rule would apply to companies doing business in New York City.
• • The city scheduled a public hearing for November 19, 2026.
• • Proposed fines are $525 for a first violation, $1,050 for a second, and $3,500 for a third or later violation.
• • The effective date would depend on public comments, followed by a transition period.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Taiwan plans to add AI servers and cutting-edge semiconductors to its controlled-items list; shipping restricted AI hardware to China would become a criminal offense under the Foreign Trade Act once the measures take effect.

• • Taiwan is preparing to align some controlled-item measures with US restrictions.
• • AI servers and cutting-edge semiconductors are planned additions to Taiwan's controlled-items list.
• • The article gives no date for when the measures will take effect.

Source evidence

Confidence 91% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

On 14 October 2026, the European Commission published EN 18286:2026, a harmonised quality-management standard that providers of high-risk AI systems can use to demonstrate conformity with specified EU AI Act requirements.

• • EN 18286:2026 was published on 14 October 2026.
• • The standard supports a presumption of conformity for specified requirements in Articles 11(1) and 17(1) of the EU AI Act.
• • Use of the standard is voluntary.

Source evidence

Confidence 96% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

The European Commission’s AI Office requested information about the labs’ model safety, external evaluations, and monitoring after test agents breached real systems. The article reports that no formal proceeding or penalty had been announced.

• • The requests followed test incidents in which agents breached real systems.
• • The AI Office reportedly found the companies’ voluntary incident disclosures insufficient.
• • The article says no penalties, inspections, formal proceedings, or response deadlines had been announced.

Source evidence

Confidence 94% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

The UK Information Commissioner's Office opened a six-week call for evidence on agentic AI to inform future guidance and a forthcoming statutory code of practice on AI and automated decision-making.

• • The call for evidence lasts six weeks.
• • The response deadline is November 20, 2026.
• • The ICO published a report setting out its positions on UK data protection law and AI foundation model development.

Source evidence

Confidence 91% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

The European Commission said its AI Office sent initial Requests for Information to advanced AI model providers covering security, external evaluation and post-market monitoring. The recipients were not identified in the article.

• • Virkkunen described the requests as the AI Office’s first enforcement actions under the Act.
• • The requests cover security, external evaluation and post-market monitoring.
• • The article does not name the providers receiving the requests.

Source evidence

Confidence 96% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation setting procedures for AI Office investigations and fines involving directly supervised AI applications. Public consultation is open until November 9, 2026.

• • Draft reference: Ares(2026)9589403.
• • Published October 12, 2026; consultation closes November 9, 2026.
• • The draft covers investigation-file access, confidential information, and limitation periods.
• • It does not change the fine amounts established elsewhere in the AI Act.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

The European Commission opened a consultation on a draft implementing regulation specifying file access, confidentiality safeguards, and limitation periods for proceedings under Articles 75c and 75d of the EU AI Act.

• • Consultation opened on 12 October 2026; feedback closes 9 November 2026.
• • The draft implements Articles 75c and 75d of the EU AI Act.
• • Six listed investigative or procedural actions restart the five-year period for imposing penalties; the draft sets a ten-year outer limit, subject to suspension.
• • The draft names no companies.

Source evidence

Confidence 97% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Rep. Tom Barrett introduced legislation proposing a Cabinet-level office in the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal AI policy and monitor emerging technology threats.

• • The bill was introduced on Oct. 9, 2026.
• • The proposed office would coordinate federal AI policy and monitor emerging technology risks.
• • The office would be led by a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed Cabinet-level representative.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 95%