Don’t Regulate AI Models. Regulate AI Use
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AI Regulation
At times, it ca n seem like efforts to regulate and rein in AI are everything, everywhere, all at once. China issued the first AI-specific regulations in 2021. The focus is squarely on providers and content governance, enforced through platform control and recordkeeping requirements. In Europe, the European Union AI Act dates to 2024, but the European Commission is already proposing updates and simplification. India charged its senior technical advisors with creating an AI governance system, which they released in November 2025.