AI and data laws

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Guidelines on Ensuring the Appropriateness of AI Research, Development and Use

Sets government guidelines under the AI Promotion Act on the steps AI developers, providers and users should take to ensure AI is researched, developed and used appropriately.

AdoptedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawAdopted

Guidelines adopted by decision of the AI Strategy HeadquartersDec 19, 2025 10 months ago

Body
AI Strategy Headquarters
Topics
AI

Timeline

  1. Dec 19, 2025 10 months ago

    Guidelines adopted by decision of the AI Strategy Headquarters

  2. Dec 5, 2025 11 months ago

    Draft AI guidelines opened for public comment through 2025-12-11

Japan
JapanAct No. 56 of 2026

Act on the Protection of Personal Information Amendment

Amends Japan's personal information law to allow data sharing without consent for statistics and AI development, strengthen protections for children under 16 and facial feature data, and introduce administrative surcharges for serious violations.

In force
Japan

AI Basic Plan

Sets out the government's plan under the AI Promotion Act for promoting AI research, development, use and trustworthiness, revised in 2026 as a second-phase plan.

Adopted
New York
New Yorkunverified

RAISE Act 2.0

The proposed legislation would give regulators expanded authority to scrutinize artificial intelligence model development and require independent audits.

Proposed

Change log

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Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.