Tracker
AI calendar
Upcoming AI hearings, deadlines, launches and the days new AI rules start, plus earnings days, conferences, chip and model dates from official sources.
What is coming up in AI. Dates can move: a hearing is rescheduled, a launch slips. The story behind each entry says where the date comes from.
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November 2026
- California’s AI shutoff recommendations dueCaliforniaTodayGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
Executive Order N-9-26 asks for recommendations on onsite auditors, independent checks and an emergency shutoff for the most powerful AI models.
California wants a plan for an AI “kill switch” - Proposed legal definition of “Super Intelligence” dueUS PresidentIn 12 daysGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
The president’s science and technology adviser must propose legislative language for a federal definition of the term.
Date 60 days after the September 29 order
Trump orders agencies to say “Super Intelligence”, not AI
December 2026
- Clarksville, Arkansas, votes on data centre bondsClarksville, ArkansasIn 2 weeksVoteCopy the link to this entry
Voters decide whether to approve bonds linked to specific data centres, Smart Cities Dive reports.
Opponents win nearly all US data centre votes so far - Deadline for South Korea’s 2027 budgetNational Assembly of South KoreaIn 2 weeksGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
The legal deadline for parliament to pass the 2027 budget, which puts 21.3 trillion won into AI, chips, physical AI and AI data centres.
South Korea’s president asks for nearly double AI spending - Comments close on Treasury’s COINS Act investment ruleUS Department of the TreasuryIn 3 weeksConsultation closesCopy the link to this entry
Last day for public comments on the draft rule that would widen US limits on investment in AI and other technologies in China and other countries of concern.
US Treasury proposes wider bans on AI investment in China - Pennsylvania’s AI advertising label law takes effectPennsylvaniaIn 5 weeksLaw startsCopy the link to this entry
Act 99 of 2026 takes effect 60 days after its October 22 signing; this date is our own count. Ads with misleading AI content must then carry a clear AI label.
Pennsylvania law requires labels on misleading AI ads - Guidance for connecting agencies to America.gov dueWhite House budget officeIn 6 weeksGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
The Office of Management and Budget must tell agencies how to connect their services to America.gov.
Date 90 days after the September 29 order
US launches America.gov, an AI chatbot for public services
January 2027
- Connecticut’s AI companion chatbot rules startConnecticutIn 7 weeksRules startCopy the link to this entry
Rules for AI companion chatbots take effect, and the largest frontier AI developers must have anonymous internal channels for staff to report catastrophic risks.
Connecticut’s AI rules on layoffs and whistleblowers start - Extended US–China trade truce endsUnited States and ChinaIn 8 weeksGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
Our story reported the truce ending on November 10, while the US seeks shared rules with China on the biggest AI dangers. On September 28, China’s commerce ministry said both sides agreed to extend it to January 10, 2027.
Date source China’s Ministry of Commerce
The US wants an AI incident line with China
February 2027
- CMA decides on Microsoft’s strategic market statusUK Competition and Markets AuthorityIn 3 monthsRegulator decisionCopy the link to this entry
The legal deadline for the CMA’s final decision on Microsoft’s business software, including Copilot.
UK watchdog wants special status for Microsoft and Copilot
May 2027
- California criteria for AI verification organisations dueCaliforniaIn 5 monthsGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
Criteria for independent verification organisations are due, moved forward from January 1, 2028.
California wants a plan for an AI “kill switch”
July 2027
Employers may no longer discipline or fire workers based solely on an automated decision system, and must give written notice when they relied mainly on one.
California bars firing or disciplining workers by AI alone
August 2027
- Google must open Android to rival AI servicesEuropean CommissionIn 8 monthsRegulator deadlineCopy the link to this entry
Under a Digital Markets Act decision, Google must open Android features to rival AI services by this date at the latest. Google is challenging the decision in court.
Google sues to block EU orders opening Android to AI rivals
December 2027
- California registry of AI auditors dueCaliforniaIn 12 monthsGovernment deadlineCopy the link to this entry
A registry of AI auditors is due, moved forward from January 1, 2029.
California wants a plan for an AI “kill switch”
AI rules that start
The days new AI rules start to apply, from our AI rules checker, one line per place and day. Each rule there links to its official text.
- European Union: 2 AI rules startIn 2 weeksRules start
Do not offer or use AI that makes sexual deepfakes; Platforms: keep humans in charge of algorithmic management.
See the 2 rules in the checker - California: 14 AI rules startIn 7 weeksRules start
Let customers reach a human, not just a chatbot; Say in layoff notices when AI caused the cuts; No surveillance tools in workplace bathrooms; and 11 more.
See the 14 rules in the checker - Colorado: 3 AI rules startIn 7 weeksRules start
Explain automated decisions and offer a human review; Tell users your chatbot is AI and handle crises; Estimate ages and protect minors on your chatbot.
See the 3 rules in the checker - Illinois: Report frontier AI incidents and get yearly safety auditsIn 7 weeksRule starts
Large frontier AI developers must publish a safety framework, file disclosure statements with the state emergency management agency and send it regular summaries of catastrophic-risk assessments. Report critical safety incidents to that agency and the Attorney General within 72 hours, or 24 hours if lives are at risk. Yearly independent audits start on January 1, 2028.
See the rule in the checker - New York State: 2 AI rules startIn 7 weeksRules start
Keep unsafe chatbot features away from minors; Report frontier AI incidents within 72 hours.
See the 2 rules in the checker - Connecticut: Tell people when an AI tool helps decide about their jobIn 10 monthsRule starts
If an automated tool is a substantial factor in a job decision, give the person a written notice before the decision. Tell people in plain language when they are interacting with such a tool.
See the rule in the checker - European Union: 5 AI rules startIn 13 monthsRules start
AI for hiring and managing staff becomes “high-risk”; Check HR AI against the high-risk rules before you sell it; Treat AI for admissions, grading and exams as high-risk; and 2 more.
See the 5 rules in the checker
From official sources
Earnings days, conferences, chip factory dates and AI model dates that companies, organisers and governments have announced. They are not from our reporting: each links to the official page it comes from.
December 2026
- US deadline to become an approved chip designerUS Bureau of Industry and SecurityIn 6 weeksChip rule
Last day for chip designers to apply for approved status under the US export rule on chips made by foundries.
Federal Register (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 8
June 2027
- US tariff on Chinese chips rises from 0%Office of the US Trade RepresentativeIn 7 monthsChip rule
The US Section 301 tariff on chips from China rises from its starting level of 0%; the new rate must be announced at least 30 days before.
Federal Register (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 8
How this tracker works
An entry appears when one of our stories reports a fixed date ahead: a hearing, a legal deadline, a launch or a sales date. Below them, the days new AI rules start, from our AI rules checker, and dates from official sources: each was on the official page it links to on the day shown, and we check them again before they are near. Each date is the local day the source gives. Past dates drop off the list by themselves, and we add new ones with each edition.
Reusing this list: you may quote it with a link to this page. Facts belong to the sources each story cites.