KEY LEARNINGS
- Extraterritoriality allows laws like the EU AI Act to apply to companies based entirely outside the jurisdiction if they serve local customers.
- Data flows act as regulatory triggers; where your model is trained, hosted, and accessed can each invoke different legal frameworks.
- The 'Brussels Effect' encourages organizations to adopt the strictest regulatory standard globally to simplify compliance and operations.
- Modular compliance frameworks allow companies to maintain a global baseline while adding specific controls for regions with unique requirements.
- Conflicts between jurisdictions, such as transparency mandates versus trade secret protections, require explicit conflict resolution protocols.
- 🌐OECD AI Policy Observatory: Global Policy TrendsOECD overview of global AI policy trends.
- 🌐IAPP: Global AI Legislation TrackerIAPP tracker for global AI legislation.
- 🌐European Commission: International Outreach on AIEC international AI cooperation initiatives.
- Article 67: Cross-Border AI Compliance – Navigating Multiple Jurisdictions
- European Parliament and Council. (2024). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act).
- Bradford, A. (2020). The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World.
