The period of 2024-2025 was significant for AI law, regulation,
and guidance, beginning in early February 2024, and the news told
the tale:
Europeans First 'Out of the Gate'
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) was
approved by EU member countries in February 2024; it was then
approved by the European Parliament on March 13, 2024, and became
law on May 21, 2024, when the Council of the EU announced its final
approval. The EU AI Act was introduced as the central pillar of
policy measures aimed at supporting the development of trustworthy
AI, and it also included an AI Innovation Package and the
Coordinated Plan on AI. For Europeans and participants in the EU
market, that full EU AI Act package focused on several core
elements that became themes in the U.S. as well; specifically:
