Policy

Governments started writing rules for AI after ChatGPT’s launch. The European Union’s AI Act entered into force in 2024 and its rules for general-purpose models applied from August 2025, though in 2026 the EU pushed its strictest high-risk requirements back to late 2027 and 2028.

In the US the fight is between federal and state rules, while courts weigh copyright lawsuits over training data; Anthropic agreed a $1.5 billion settlement with authors in 2025. We cover what the rules say and what they mean for the products you use.