Regulation & Standards
Binding and voluntary AI safety regulation: California SB 53, New York's RAISE Act, the EU AI Act and its GPAI Code of Practice, plus management-system standards (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) an organisation can certify against.
Guides
The Algorithmic Accountability Act: What the Federal Bill Would Require
The Algorithmic Accountability Act is a federal bill, not a law — repeatedly introduced since 2019 and still pending. What it would require, its current status in the 119th Congress, and how it differs from the state AI laws already in effect.
Comparing AI Safety Terms Across Frameworks: A NIKOLAI Crosswalk Guide
How CASRAI’s NIKOLAI crosswalk tables show where threshold, evaluation, safeguard, and accountable-decision-maker language actually differs across RSP, Preparedness Framework, FSF, the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code, and NIST AI RMF.
Trump’s AI Executive Orders Explained: EO 14179 and EO 14365
What EO 14179 (revoked Biden’s AI order) and EO 14365 (targets state AI laws) actually require, who they apply to, and how they relate to state AI laws and the EU AI Act.
AI Regulations Around the World: A Jurisdiction Map
A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction map of AI regulation: the EU AI Act, US federal and state law (California, New York, Colorado, Texas, Utah), China, and the international summit/coordination track — each linking to CASRAI’s deep-dive guide.
The Utah AI Policy Act: What It Requires
Utah’s Artificial Intelligence Policy Act is a narrower, disclosure-focused law than it’s sometimes taken to be. What it actually requires, and how it differs from Colorado’s broader AI Act.
The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA): What It Requires
Texas’s TRAIGA (HB 149) takes effect January 1, 2026. Unlike Colorado’s law, it bans specific AI uses by intent rather than regulating high-stakes decisions or model scale.
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: What It Says
The White House’s 2022 Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights set out five non-binding principles for automated systems. Here is what it actually says, what “non-binding” means, and its status today relative to binding laws like California’s SB 53.
The Colorado AI Act: What It Requires
Colorado’s original AI Act (SB 24-205) was repealed and reenacted as SB 26-189 before it ever took effect. What the current law requires, who counts as a developer or deployer of automated decision-making technology, and the real January 1, 2027 enforcement date.
The EU AI Office: What It Is and What It Does
What the EU AI Office actually is, where it sits inside the European Commission, its exclusive enforcement powers over general-purpose AI providers, and how it relates to national market surveillance authorities.
GPAI Systemic Risk: The EU AI Act Term Explained
What systemic risk means under the EU AI Act, the Article 51 classification test and 10^25 FLOPs presumption, and the Article 55 obligations it triggers once a model is classified.
NIST AI RMF Generative AI Profile: What AI 600-1 Adds
NIST AI 600-1, the Generative AI Profile, is a separate July 2024 publication that extends the base AI RMF (NIST AI 100-1) for generative AI specifically — naming twelve risks unique to or exacerbated by GAI (confabulation, CBRN information or capabilities, data privacy, and more) and suggesting actions tagged to the RMF’s Govern/Map/Measure/Manage subcategories.
NIST’s AI Agent Standards Initiative: What It Covers and Its Current Status
NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation launched the AI Agent Standards Initiative in February 2026 to cover AI agent security, identity, and authorization — separate from the AI RMF. Here is what it actually covers and its current status.
The EU AI Act GPAI Code of Practice: What It Is and Who Signed It
What the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice actually requires — its three chapters, its presumption-of-conformity mechanism under Article 53(4), and which major AI labs have signed it.
Seoul Frontier AI Safety Commitments: The Signatory List and What They Pledged
The 20 companies that have signed the Seoul Frontier AI Safety Commitments, the full list including the February 2025 additions, and how the pledge relates to SB 53’s binding Frontier AI Framework requirement.
CAISI: NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation, Explained
CAISI is NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation, renamed from the AI Safety Institute in June 2025. Its origin, its role inside NIST, its standards and evaluation mandate, and how it relates to the UK AI Security Institute.
ISO/IEC 42001 Certification: Path, Timeline, and Annex A Controls
A practical guide to ISO/IEC 42001 certification: what it actually certifies (a management system, not a model), the real path from gap assessment through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits, a realistic timeline, and what the nine Annex A control areas cover.
California SB 53 (Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act): The Foundational Explainer
A plain-language breakdown of what California SB 53 actually requires: who counts as a frontier developer, the frontier AI framework and transparency report obligations, the 15-day critical safety incident reporting duty, whistleblower protections, and civil penalties.
