History of Main Developments in AI

Recently, there has been a large surge in developments in the US, Europe and globally relating to AI. Many countries have been aggressively adopting new legal frameworks and tools (e.g. executive orders) in order to accelerate the development of AI-powered systems, including autonomous ones, in their respective regions. 

Scroll down to discover more recent developments.

Last updated: 11.10.25

November 2017
LAWS GGE established
January 2019
Convention 108 updated with GUIDELINES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA PROTECTION
January 2023
DOD DIRECTIVE 3000.09
October 2023
US Executive Order: 14110 (Biden EO)

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Repealed
November 2023
Bletchley Declaration
May 2024
Seoul Summit
September 2024
Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
July 2024
The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 ("EU AI Act") published in the EU Official Journal

Comes into force in August 2026

December 2024
Selection of the First Seven AI Factories to Drive Europe's Leadership in AI
January 2025
US Executive Order: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence (Trump EO)
January 2025
The EuroHPC JU Selects Additional AI Factories to Strengthen Europe’s AI Leadership
February 2025
Paris AI Action Summit
February 2025
EU withdraws AI Liability Directive
April 2025
US releases guidelines on the use of AI by government agencies “Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust”
April 2025
EU Commission sets course for Europe's AI leadership with an ambitious AI Continent Action Plan
July 2025
US Government AI Action Plan
July 2025
US Executive Order: Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack
July 2025
US Executive Order: Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Centre Infrastructure
July 2025
World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Shanghai
October 2025
EU Commission launches two strategies to speed up AI uptake in European industry and science
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