Our latest Global Trends benchmark on artificial intelligence covers Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US.

Among the main findings of this research:
 

• All jurisdictions analysed, excepting South Africa, adopted national strategies on AI over the past few years. Early starters were Canada and China, whose AI strategies date back to 2017.
• In some jurisdictions, governments have earmarked public funding and resources to promote AI, particularly for R&D and capacity building. For example, in 2021 the European Commission announced a planned investment target in AI of at least €1bn (US$1.07bn) per year until 2027 across the EU.
• The research found three main approaches to regulating AI: promoting principles for responsible use; proposing legislation targeting high-risk uses; regulating specific technologies. These three types of approaches were found for example in the US, the EU and China, respectively.

The research covers for each jurisdiction:

• government strategies, responsibilities and funding for developing AI;
• privacy, transparency and non-discrimination requirements for AI systems;
• approaches for specific technologies, i.e. facial recognition and generative AI.

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