The API to my Global AI Regulation Tracker is officially launched!
Get real time programmatic access to the global AI regulation news data behind my tracker. Currently supported in Python, NodeJS and CURL.
You can find details under the new "API Access 🔌" tab of the tracker (go to the "Visit my website" link above). Note that this is a paid subscription service to help cover my server costs (as this is not a business for me). But the rest of the tracker remains free to use.
Special thanks to those who signed up to the API during the free trial period (which completed on 30 April 2025): https://lnkd.in/gz9uVWxv
I'm currently building out a new analytics dashboard which will soon go under the "Insights 📈" tab. I'll be using my own API to create cool graphs, infographics, statistics and other patterns coming out the tracker data (especially about the Global South). It's my next big project to further elevate my tracker as an educational platform for the global AI community.
Europe
🇬🇧 [4 May 2025] Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote:It is reported that UK ministers are reconsidering changes to copyright law ahead of a parliamentary vote on the Data (Use and Access) Bill next week. A source close to UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said that proposals to introduce an opt-out system of copyright rules was no longer the preferred option but one of several being given consideration. The proposed changes, which would allow AI companies to train their models using copyrighted work without permission unless the owner opts out, have been criticised by creators and publishers. It is reported that the UK government is particularly interested in encouraging licensing agreements between AI companies and creators as a way of ensuring creators are paid for their content. But campaigners are concerned the government could fall back on a free-for-all system instead of requiring AI companies to follow existing copyright law.
Asia
🇲🇾 [3 May 2025] Science, Technology and Innovation Minister reveals there is no clear timeline for Malaysian AI law:It is reported that at a press conference following the Perak Ignite Entrepreneur Summit 2025 at SMJK Yuk Choy, Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang revealed that there is no a clear time frame yet for an AI-specific law in Malaysia but it remains a goal for the future. In the meantime, Minister Chang said existing laws including the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Act and the Penal Code can be used to regulate AI, though "some tweaks are needed".
🇰🇷 [2 May 2025] South Korea secures $1.33 billion to boost AI computing power:South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has announced that the parliament has approved a supplementary budget bill that grants the science ministry 1. 91 trillion won ($1. 33 billion) in extra funding to bolster the nation's AI computing capabilities. The approved amount is slightly more than the originally proposed 1. 85 trillion won. The government plans to (1) allocate 76% of the total to purchasing processors with a capacity equivalent to 10,000 high-end GPUs; (2) support the development of large language models; and (3) support the demonstration and commercialization of locally developed AI chips.
