The 2025 Generative AI Rulebook: How New Laws Are Re-Wiring Innovation—And What’s Coming Next (AI Policy Report)
The EU’s AI Act took effect in August 2024, banning “unacceptable-risk” systems from February 2025 and imposing new rules on general-purpose models by August 2025. The U.S. is using executive orders and agency rules as Congress remains deadlocked. China is enforcing stricter real-name registration and security reviews for generative AI. The U.K. and others rely on sector regulators and safety-testing platforms.