Editorial team of AI Governance Brief. The publication focuses on AI governance, regulation, and compliance, grounded in primary regulatory and institutional sources.
Introduction This Weekly AI Governance Brief covers verifiable regulatory and institutional developments between 12 and 18 January 2026. It focuses on actions and publications relevant to AI governance in the European Union, including EU institutions, national regulators, and closely aligned European bodies. The brief summarises primary institutional activity and associated
CNIL clarifies application of the GDPR to AI system development France’s data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), updated its guidance on how the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to the development of AI systems. The guidance was published on