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Regulation
Binding rules set by governments for how AI may be developed or used — what must be disclosed, tested, licensed, or banned. The EU AI Act, US state laws, and China's algorithm rules are examples. It is distinct from 'governance', which includes voluntary and private standards; regulation is what a government can enforce.
Origin · no single documented coiner
A general legal and administrative term predating AI. Its AI-specific use grew with the EU's proposed AI Act (2021) and a wave of national rule-making that followed. No single coiner; the word applies an older concept to a new domain.
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