Policymakers around the world are increasingly recognising the importance of regulation and legislation to promote safety, fairness, and ethics in the use of AI tools.

While the US has made the most significant progress with vertical legislation that targets specific use cases — such as the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, New York City Local Law 144 (aka the bias audit law), and Colorado’s insurtech law SB169 – Europe has made the most meaningful steps towards horizontal legislation that targets multiple use cases at once.