Updated weekly How the register is kept
AI Reg. Index
How this register is kept

Method

The register is a plain-language index of AI-governance instruments. Every entry points to a government or standards-body primary source and shows the date a person last checked it.

What goes in

An instrument is listed when it is a binding law or regulation, an official executive or agency action, or a published standard that the field treats as a compliance reference. Each entry links to the primary text: an official journal, a legislature, an agency register, or the standards body itself.

News coverage, vendor statements, and third-party trackers are not entries. They are used only as leads that point to a primary source worth checking.

How an entry is checked

Each summary is written and then checked against the same source text before it is published.

1
Draft from the source
A summary is written using only the text of the primary document. Dates, citations, and obligations come from that text, not from memory or secondary coverage.
2
Check every claim
A second pass reads the draft line by line against the same source and marks any claim the text does not support. Anything unsupported is cut or corrected.
3
A person signs off
An editor reviews the checked draft and the source link, then approves it. The approval date becomes the entry’s last-verified date.

What “last verified” means

The date on an entry is the day an editor last confirmed the summary against the primary source. It is not the date the law was signed or took effect. If a source has changed since that date and the change is not yet reflected, the entry is marked for re-check.

Standing

Each entry carries one status. The colour marks how far along the instrument is.

Draft
Introduced or proposed. Not yet passed or adopted.
Advisory
Guidance or a published standard. Not binding on its own.
Enacted
Signed into law but not yet in effect. The effective date is shown.
In force
Effective and enforceable now. Obligations may still phase in.
Struck down
Repealed, vacated, or blocked by a court. Kept for the record and shown struck through.

How changes are caught

When an instrument is amended, superseded, or repealed, the change is recorded in the amendments log and the entry is re-verified against the new text before the register updates. An automated monitor that re-reads every source on a schedule and flags text changes is in development. Readers can subscribe to hear when the register changes.

Corrections and licensing

If an entry is wrong or out of date, submit a correction with the primary source. Register text is licensed CC BY 4.0. The primary documents are the property of the governments and bodies that publish them.

Disclaimer

AI Reg. Index is a reference tool, not legal advice. It does not create a lawyer-client relationship and is not a substitute for advice from qualified counsel. Entries summarize primary sources and show the date they were last checked, but laws change, and an entry may not reflect a change made after that date. Consult a qualified attorney before making a compliance decision.

AI Reg. Index and SolidCore.ai make no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or currentness of any entry, and disclaim liability for loss or damage arising from reliance on this site, to the fullest extent permitted by law.