Governments around the world have begun to acknowledge that regulating artificial intelligence unilaterally is no longer viable.
29 Countries Unite Around a Joint AI Body
In July, twenty-nine countries signed an agreement to establish a joint global AI cooperation institution. Source: Reuters.
Hassabis: "A Global Oversight Mechanism Is Needed"
The same week, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for a US-led global AI oversight mechanism.
Tough Enforcement in Europe, Strategic Partnerships in China
European regulators are taking a harder line: the EU has ordered Google to open its Android and Search services to competitors.
In China, Apple Intelligence has been integrated with Alibaba's Qwen and Baidu's models and received approval from the Chinese cybersecurity authority, underscoring Apple's strategic flexibility in entering the local market.
Together, these developments show that AI governance is now firmly on the agenda of states and international institutions, not just corporations.