Lex Mundi AI Legislative Guide

Publication | 09 May 2024

MdME is the exclusive Macau member firm for Lex Mundi – the world's leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 125+ countries worldwide.

Member firms of Lex Mundi offer a global resource of unmatched breadth and depth, with over 23,000 lawyers worldwide. Lex Mundi also provides exclusive access to interactive global practice guides and reports authored by their network of member firm lawyers and prominent global thought leaders. 

You can access the recent Lex Mundi guide on AI Legislation, which our Partner, José Leitão, authored covering Macau.

With contributions covering more than 130 jurisdictions from all regions of the world, this guide offers a global perspective on new AI legislation. By doing so, it enables a comparative analysis of legislative approaches, regulatory authorities, and governance structures across jurisdictions - access this guide and create a report here.

Lex Mundi AI Legislative Guide

The rapid evolution and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various aspects of society has introduced a significant degree of uncertainty into the legal landscape. This uncertainty arises from the challenges of applying existing laws to new AI technologies and the need for novel regulatory approaches that can adequately address AI's unique capabilities and risks. Legislators around the world are grappling with how to strike the balance between new regulatory frameworks and innovation.

In this context, the Lex Mundi AI Legislative Guide emerges as an essential tool for staying abreast of specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in jurisdictions across the globe by identifying these as well as the agencies tasked with regulating these laws. The guide does not attempt to address existing laws that might impact the use of AI; rather, the intention is to identify, track and monitor new AI-specific legislation on the horizon.