A field guide to AI positions

AI governance

Policy & oversight.

Publication dates and source age

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In plain language

The rules, responsibilities and oversight that shape how AI is developed and used. [1]

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Explanation based on the linked sources. Claim ID: claim-term-ai-governance-1a5192ba3d7825ca26b24a72. Edition 0.20.0.

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Limits & distinctions

A published principle is a commitment or recommendation. Whether it is followed needs evidence about the actual decisions, controls and outcomes. [1]

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A fuller explanation

Governance includes choices about who makes decisions, who answers for harm and how people can challenge an outcome. The OECD's principles address transparency, human rights, safety and accountability alongside public policy. [1]

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How it relates to the map

These questions connect AI policy debates to decisions made by governments and organizations. [1]

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Sources and what we read

  1. 1. AI principles

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · First-hand source · Published date unavailable · Material last read 2026-09-15

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Publication dates are unavailable.

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

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    Read overview, human rights, transparency, safety, accountability and governance-policy recommendations. The principles were adopted in 2019 and updated in 2024; those dates are not assigned as the live page's publication date. Recommendations do not establish implementation or legal compliance.

    Source ID: oecd-ai-principles

Edition and machine-readable evidence

Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.

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