Landmark AI Safety Milestones and Policy Shifts

The global community has seen significant efforts to establish ethical and safety guidelines for AI, with key milestones including influential principles and groundbreaking legislative frameworks from the EU and US.

The top 3

  1. The Asilomar AI Principles (2017): Developed by the Future of Life Institute, the Asilomar AI Principles are 23 guidelines created by leading AI researchers and ethicists in 2017 to promote beneficial AI development and mitigate existential risks, covering research issues, ethics, and longer-term issues.
  2. The EU AI Act (Entered into force August 2024): The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive legal framework for AI, entering into force in August 2024. It classifies AI systems by risk level (unacceptable, high, limited, minimal) and sets strict obligations for development, deployment, and governance, with high-risk obligations applying from 2026.
  3. US Executive Order on AI (October 2023 / June 2026): President Biden's October 2023 Executive Order mandated AI safety standards and testing for advanced AI, while a June 2026 executive order by President Trump called for AI companies to voluntarily submit new models for government review before release, signaling increased federal engagement on AI-driven cyber risk.

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