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We bring order to observatories, authorities, standards hubs and repositories: we catalogue sources, normalize their role and read convergence, divergence and blind spots before translating them into operational signals.
Existing registry verified 17 August 2026 · AI Observatory catalogued with methodology under source review · no automatic ingestion.
Evidence gateCatalogued ≠ verified ≠ evidence-ready
Meta layerCross-source inference, never single-source synthesis
Operational layer4 future reviews · 5 high priority
Source census · evidence registry
Source types and evidence thresholds
The registry makes different sources comparable without declaring them equivalent. AI Observatory is included with Source review status: visible, but not evidence-ready.
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OECD.AI Policy Observatory
Country policy resources and AI policy analysis for cross-market context.
Intergovernmental policy observatory · 17 August 2026AI governanceRegulatory updatesEvents
ClassObservatory
RegionGlobal
Evidence rolePolicy context
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
EDPB News
Board news, coordinated enforcement updates and guidance signals.
EU data protection body · 17 August 2026Privacy enforcementRegulatory updatesEvents
ClassAuthority / regulator
RegionEuropean Union
Evidence roleEnforcement
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
European AI Office
AI Act implementation, model governance and institutional coordination.
European Commission AI governance office · 17 August 2026AI governanceRegulatory updatesEvents
ClassAuthority / regulator
RegionEuropean Union
Evidence roleBinding implementation
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
FTC Technology Blog and News
Consumer protection, privacy, competition and technology enforcement context.
US consumer protection agency · 17 August 2026Privacy enforcementAI governanceRegulatory updates
ClassAuthority / regulator
RegionUnited States
Evidence roleEnforcement
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
UK ICO News
Regulatory news, consultation updates and enforcement context for UK data rights.
UK information rights regulator · 17 August 2026Privacy enforcementRegulatory updatesEvents
ClassAuthority / regulator
RegionUnited Kingdom
Evidence roleEnforcement
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
NIST AI Resource Center
AI RMF, standards resources and implementation support materials.
US standards and measurement institute · 17 August 2026StandardsAI governanceEvents
ClassStandards / implementation hub
RegionUnited States
Evidence roleStandards and implementation
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
IEEE ISoPE
Standards-oriented events and policy engineering references.
Standards and policy engineering community · 17 August 2026StandardsEventsAI governance
ClassStandards / implementation hub
RegionGlobal
Evidence roleStandards and implementation
Evidence gateVerifiedEvidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Source
AI Observatory
Its methodology and outputs must pass the PolicyWatcher source gate before they can generate operational signals. It is not used as sole evidence for substantive regulatory claims.
Independent/research observatory · Catalogued 19 August 2026 · methodology pendingAI governance
ClassObservatory
RegionGlobal
Evidence roleResearch and context
Evidence gateSource reviewNot evidence-ready
AccessPublic web
Applicability update · verified 17 August 2026
EU AI Act updates
These are applicable obligations and enforcement milestones, not proposals under monitoring. Every entry links to the European Commission source used for verification.
01In force 2 Aug 2026
In force
EU AI OfficeAI Act Article 50 transparency obligations are now applicable
From 2 August, providers must support machine-readable marking of generated or manipulated content and deployers must disclose defined AI interactions or synthetic content. The 2 December 2026 window applies only to marking and detection for systems already on the market before 2 August.
02Enforcement from 2 Aug 2026
In force
EU AI OfficeFull Commission enforcement begins for GPAI obligations
On 2 August the Commission moved from the collaborative phase to full enforcement of general-purpose AI model provider obligations, including additional measures for models with systemic risk.
03Supervision from 3 Aug 2026
In force
EU AI OfficeSupervision and enforcement of AI literacy measures begins
From 3 August authorities supervise and enforce the AI literacy measures already required by the AI Act. This entry reflects the framework in force and does not repeat superseded wording from the earlier Omnibus proposal.
Active monitoring
Review calendar
Upcoming reviews are ordered by date; overdue items remain visible with source context and the required action.
01D-3
The 29 May response identifies forward work on the AI code, agentic-AI guidance and consumer support. It is a workplan signal, not completed guidance.
- Source
- UK ICO
- Category
- AI governance
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Review
- Reviewed during UK privacy sweeps
01 Sept 2026PolicyWatcher review · 09:00 UTC
02D-18
Review public IEEE ISoPE materials before the October 1-2, 2026 privacy symposium window in New York.
- Source
- IEEE ISoPE
- Category
- Events
- Region
- Global
- Review
- Reviewed during standards and events sweeps
16 Sep 202609:00 UTC
03D-37
Recurring review window for AI Act implementation context and model-governance materials.
- Source
- EU AI Office
- Category
- Events
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU AI Act monitoring
First week monthlyManual review
04D-62
The 8 July guidelines address purpose limitation, transparency, data minimisation and special-category data; consultation closes 30 October 2026. The EDPB also adopted final blockchain guidance.
- Source
- EDPB
- Category
- Privacy enforcement
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU privacy sweeps
30 Oct 2026Consultation closes · 09:00 UTC review
05Review due
The current privacy and security enforcement page lists a 1 July request for comment on a proposed AI accuracy policy statement. PolicyWatcher treats it as US monitoring context, not a final rule.
- Source
- FTC
- Category
- Regulatory updates
- Region
- United States
- Review
- Reviewed during US enforcement sweeps
14 Aug 2026PolicyWatcher review · 15:00 UTC
06Review due
From 3 August authorities supervise and enforce the AI literacy measures already required by the AI Act. This entry reflects the framework in force and does not repeat superseded wording from the earlier Omnibus proposal.
- Source
- EU AI Office
- Category
- AI governance
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU AI Act monitoring
Supervision from 3 Aug 2026Enforcement started · verified 17 Aug
07Review due
On 2 August the Commission moved from the collaborative phase to full enforcement of general-purpose AI model provider obligations, including additional measures for models with systemic risk.
- Source
- EU AI Office
- Category
- Regulatory updates
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU AI Act monitoring
Enforcement from 2 Aug 2026Fully enforceable · verified 17 Aug
08Review due
Published 20 July and updated 24 July 2026; the guidance covers provider and deployer transparency obligations that apply from 2 August 2026.
- Source
- EU AI Office
- Category
- AI governance
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU AI Act monitoring
02 Aug 2026Obligations apply · 09:00 UTC review
09Review due
From 2 August, providers must support machine-readable marking of generated or manipulated content and deployers must disclose defined AI interactions or synthetic content. The 2 December 2026 window applies only to marking and detection for systems already on the market before 2 August.
- Source
- EU AI Office
- Category
- AI governance
- Region
- European Union
- Review
- Reviewed during EU AI Act monitoring
In force 2 Aug 2026Applicable · verified 17 Aug
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Roadmap queueRegistry and operational monitoring
The observatory starts from a curated public census. Catalogued sources become operational only after human review of scope, authority, methodology and evidence role; the calendar therefore uses evidence-ready sources only.
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