Automation-first global AI regulation tracker and news intelligence dashboard.
Live site: regulation-watch.caesar.no
| Status | v1.0.37 T086 — dev regulation_sources aligned (6/6 automated keys); 6/6 write path OK, 0 FK errors; T085 Worker pilot; T084 ingress (4 visible / 16 suppressed); T083 signal quality; T082 operator decisions (4); cron disabled; gates closed |
| Automation | /automation/ — runtime scaffold; live ingestion disabled (docs/AUTOMATION_RUNTIME_STRATEGY.md) |
| Hosting | GitHub Pages — static site (Astro) |
| Scope | AI regulation tracking, country profiles, latest updates, source monitoring, metrics and structured exports |
| Safety | Not legal advice; source transparency and automation confidence labels apply |
Part of the Caesar AI Governance Hub ecosystem.
- Tracks AI law, regulatory guidance, consultations, enforcement and official policy signals across jurisdictions.
- Presents regulation status through a world map, country profiles, update feed, filters and metrics.
- Monitors official and authoritative sources using automation-first adapters where safe and permitted.
- Publishes structured JSON/RSS/API-ready exports for downstream use.
- Shows source links, detection metadata and confidence labels instead of unsupported legal conclusions.
- Keeps public data static and build-time generated (Astro) — no runtime backend in the technical base.
- Fits the Caesar AI Governance ecosystem (Evidence, Scan, Vendor Watch, Governance OS).
- Not legal advice — outputs support awareness and review, not compliance guarantees.
- Not a complete legal database — coverage grows incrementally by curated source registry and automation.
- Not a competitor content mirror — benchmarks inform Caesar-native implementation only.
- Not a broad uncontrolled scraping product — ingestion follows docs/REFERENCE_DRIVEN_BUILD_POLICY.md and monitoring policy.
- Not a client evidence product in the first full MVP.
Human review is an optional future assurance layer for premium legal/evidence workflows. It is not the foundation of the first full MVP. The core product direction is automated tracking, updates, metrics, filtering and source-linked country intelligence. Evidence export and verified_on_source gates remain closed unless Control Tower approves separately.
Caesar AI Regulation Watch automatically tracks AI-related laws, official guidance, and authoritative regulatory signals across jurisdictions. It is designed to:
- track official and authoritative sources (not unofficial commentary as primary truth);
- surface latest updates in a newsfeed-style feed with filters and metrics;
- maintain jurisdiction profiles, map coverage, timelines, and change history;
- publish machine-readable exports (JSON, RSS) for tools and integrators;
- optionally connect to controls, evidence and Governance OS in later assurance phases.
It is not legal advice, not a compliance guarantee, and not a claim of complete global legal coverage. Coverage grows through curated registry and scheduled automation where source policy allows.
At maturity, Caesar AI Regulation Watch becomes a public intelligence layer and data product:
Official sources / feeds / APIs
→ automated detection & classification
→ regulatory updates & country status
→ global map + country profiles + newsfeed
→ filters, metrics, timelines
→ JSON / RSS / API exports
→ public website (regulation-watch.caesar.no)
→ optional human/evidence assurance layer
→ future Caesar AI Governance OS regulatory inbox
Positioning: Automation-first global AI regulation tracker and news intelligence — Techieray / Legal Wire style public product with Caesar-native automation, transparency and governance integration later.
| Audience | Need |
|---|---|
| Compliance / legal teams | See what changed, where, and what may need review |
| AI governance consultants | Client memos, impact notes, evidence update suggestions |
| SMEs operating across borders | Practical jurisdiction awareness without enterprise GRC cost |
| Developers / policy leads | Machine-readable feeds and ecosystem integration |
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Global map / globe | Visual entry point to jurisdictions; filter by region, status, topic |
| Jurisdiction profiles | Country/region pages: regulators, laws, guidance, timelines, sources |
| Official source registry | Canonical URLs, document types, fetch cadence, credibility tier |
| Law & guidance records | Structured entries for instruments and official guidance |
| Regulatory timelines | Adoption, entry into force, deadlines, implementation milestones |
| Change history | Detected updates with diffs, summaries, and review status |
| Status labels | e.g. proposed, adopted, in force, guidance, voluntary, withdrawn |
| Source credibility | Official vs authoritative secondary; last verified; attribution |
| AI summary layer | Draft summaries flagged for human review; never sole legal basis |
| Affected controls | Links regulatory change to control library concepts |
| Affected evidence | Suggests evidence items that may need refresh or review |
| RSS / API / export | Public feeds and JSON for tools and consultants |
| Public website | Search, filters, timelines, source transparency |
| Governance OS | Future regulatory inbox, client workspaces, tasks, alerts |
caesar-ai-regulation-watch
→ tracks official sources (future: helps identify regulatory changes)
→ maps to controls & evidence suggestions (curated; human review)
→ exports regulation-change records (caesar-ai-evidence; planned)
→ future import into caesar-ai-governance-os (regulatory inbox)
Sibling tools: caesar-ai-evidence, caesar-ai-vendor-watch, caesar-ai-scan, caesar-ai-governance-os (planned).
We study product patterns from these resources; we do not copy their code, UI, or proprietary data:
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Techieray Global AI Regulation Tracker | https://www.techieray.com/GlobalAIRegulationTracker |
| The Legal Wire AI Regulation Tracker | https://thelegalwire.ai/ai-regulation-tracker/ |
| VerifyWise Global AI Regulations Tracker | https://verifywise.ai/global-ai-regulations |
| AI regulation map (open source, GPL reference) | https://github.com/riadeane/airegulationmap |
| DLA Piper AI Laws of the World | https://intelligence.dlapiper.com/artificial-intelligence |
| OECD AI Policy Navigator | https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/overview |
| IAPP Global AI Law and Policy Tracker | https://iapp.org/resources/article/global-ai-legislation-tracker |
| AI Legislation Tracker (open dataset) | https://github.com/delschlangen/ai-legislation-tracker |
| artificialintelligenceact.eu | https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/ |
| Fairly Regulation and Policy Tracker | https://github.com/fairlyAI/fairly-regulation-policy-tracker |
Details: docs/COMPETITOR_BENCHMARKS.md · docs/COMPETITOR_OPEN_SOURCE_BENCHMARKS_AUTOMATION_FIRST.md. Competitor features are benchmark inputs only — see docs/REFERENCE_DRIVEN_BUILD_POLICY.md, docs/THIRD_PARTY_CODE_AND_DATA_POLICY.md and docs/COMPETITOR_ASSISTED_SOURCE_DISCOVERY_POLICY.md.
Curated global static official source registry starting from EU/Norway pilot plus 11 jurisdictions (not complete legal coverage):
- docs/PILOT_SOURCE_REGISTRY.md — index and review workflow
data/jurisdictions/—eu.yml,norway.ymldata/sources/— seven pilot official sourcesschemas/— JSON Schema for jurisdiction and source records
Manual law, guidance, change, and mapping samples for data-model testing only:
- docs/SAMPLE_RECORDS_GUIDE.md — index and field reference
data/laws/,data/guidance/,data/changes/mappings/— control and evidence mapping samplesschemas/law.schema.json,guidance.schema.json,change.schema.json, and mapping schemas
Architecture reference study and implementation planning — no VerifyWise code imported:
- research/VERIFYWISE_ARCHITECTURE_STUDY.md — structure and patterns (reference only)
- research/CLEAN_ROOM_FEATURE_BACKLOG.md — prioritized Caesar-original features
- docs/NEXT_IMPLEMENTATION_ARCHITECTURE_OPTIONS.md — Astro vs Next vs plain generator
- docs/V0_4_STATIC_SITE_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md — next implementation plan (not built yet)
URL: https://caesar-compliance.github.io/caesar-ai-regulation-watch/
Manual deploy only (workflow_dispatch, confirm_disclaimers: DEPLOY). Baseline: docs/PUBLIC_DEPLOYMENT_BASELINE.md.
Read-only Astro site generated from data/ at build time:
npm install
npm run validate:data # ajv — all YAML vs schemas/
npm run generate:evidence-candidates # local gated export candidates (no network)
npm run build:pages # build with GitHub Pages base path (deploy parity)
npm run verify:dist # after build:pages — required paths in dist/
npm run watch:official # single watcher pass
npm run monitoring:cycle # watchers + validate + exports + build + report
npm run monitoring:report # report from existing state (no network)
npm run generate:exports # public/data/*.json + public/feeds/changes.xml
npm run dev # local preview (search needs full build)
npm run build # dist/ + Pagefind search index
npm run preview # serve dist/Pages: home, search, jurisdictions, sources, source discovery, records, changes, exports, methodology, disclaimer.
Data: /data/*.json, /feeds/changes.xml (generated; sample-only).
Product preview only — supports governance review, not legal advice.
Policy and research for faster delivery using permissive open source, official sources, and licensed APIs — without importing competitor code or data:
- docs/THIRD_PARTY_CODE_AND_DATA_POLICY.md
- docs/ACCELERATION_DECISION_MATRIX.md
- research/THIRD_PARTY_ACCELERATION_AUDIT.md
- research/OPEN_SOURCE_COMPONENT_SHORTLIST.md
- research/COMPETITOR_FEATURE_REPLICATION_PLAN.md
- research/OFFICIAL_SOURCE_INGESTION_CANDIDATES.md
Future implementation may adopt approved open-source dependencies and official-source ingestion per the matrix. No package managers or third-party source trees in v0.3.2.
Canonical values, review workflow, and future evidence export shape:
- docs/TAXONOMY_AND_REVIEW_WORKFLOW.md
- docs/EVIDENCE_EXPORT_CONTRACT.md
data/taxonomies/— allowed values (statuses, topics, draft refs)exports/samples/regulation-change-export.sample.yml— sample export only (no client evidence created)schemas/taxonomy.schema.json,schemas/evidence-export-record.schema.json
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| docs/AUTOMATION_FIRST_PRODUCT_CHARTER.md | Automation-first product north star (T046) |
| docs/FIRST_FULL_MVP_REQUIREMENTS.md | First full MVP requirements |
| docs/AUTOMATION_FIRST_MVP_ROADMAP.md | Post-rebase phased roadmap |
| docs/REFERENCE_DRIVEN_BUILD_POLICY.md | Reference-driven build and license rules |
| docs/PILOT_SOURCE_REGISTRY.md | Pilot EU/Norway registry guide |
| docs/SAMPLE_RECORDS_GUIDE.md | Manual sample law/guidance/change records |
| docs/TAXONOMY_AND_REVIEW_WORKFLOW.md | Taxonomies and review statuses |
| docs/EVIDENCE_EXPORT_CONTRACT.md | Future regulation-change export contract |
| docs/THIRD_PARTY_CODE_AND_DATA_POLICY.md | Reuse, attribution, clean-room rules |
| docs/ACCELERATION_DECISION_MATRIX.md | Prioritised acceleration decisions |
| research/VERIFYWISE_ARCHITECTURE_STUDY.md | VerifyWise architecture study (v0.3.3) |
| docs/V0_4_STATIC_SITE_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md | v0.4.0 static site plan |
| docs/FULL_SCALE_PRODUCT_BLUEPRINT.md | End-to-end product blueprint |
| SPEC.md | Requirements, scope, inputs/outputs |
| ARCHITECTURE.md | Layers, data flow, integrations |
| docs/DATA_MODEL_DRAFT.md | Entity and field draft |
| docs/UI_UX_VISION.md | Public site and globe UX |
| ROADMAP.md | Phased delivery plan |
| PROJECT_STATE.md | Current phase and boundaries |
| NEXT_ACTIONS.md | Prioritized next steps |
| docs/DECISION_LOG.md | Architecture decisions |
| docs/RESEARCH_CONTEXT.md | Domain research (preserved) |
| CHANGELOG.md | Release history |
| docs/MVP_READINESS_AUDIT.md | v0.9.9 module readiness assessment |
| docs/V1_MVP_BLOCKERS_AND_DECISIONS.md | v1.0.0 blocker classification |
| docs/V1_TECHNICAL_MVP_SCOPE_FREEZE.md | v1.0.0 technical MVP scope freeze |
| docs/V1_FINAL_CONTROL_TOWER_DECISION_RECORD.md | Final v1.0.0 decision — pending CT sign-off |
| docs/V1_FINAL_CONTROL_TOWER_DECISION_RECORD.md | v1.0.0 final Control Tower decision (APPROVED_WITH_LIMITATIONS) |
| docs/V1_RELEASE_CANDIDATE_DECISION_RECORD.md | v1.0.0-rc1 Control Tower decision record |
| docs/V1_RELEASE_CANDIDATE_CHECKLIST.md | Pre-v1.0.0 / RC sign-off checklist |
No compliance guarantees. Caesar AI Regulation Watch supports governance review by surfacing tracked official sources, change history, and suggested control/evidence links. It does not guarantee regulatory compliance, legal outcomes, or complete coverage of all jurisdictions. All outputs require professional review where appropriate. Automated summaries are assistive only.
v1.0.8 (main) — T051 richer jurisdiction profiles, /regions/ and /topics/ drilldowns, JSON exports. T052 source adapter allowlist (/source-adapters/). T053 manual source intake runner (merged PR #13, fixture-first). T054 network dry-run approval (merged PR #14, planning-only). T055 one approved EDPB RSS network dry-run executed locally (merged PR #15, squash 10bdc4c) — metadata-only generated/ output; docs/SINGLE_SOURCE_NETWORK_DRY_RUN.md. Not published; gates unchanged. Tag regulation-watch-v1.0.8 and deploy pending future Control Tower approval.
v1.0.7 (live) — regulation-watch.caesar.no (DEPLOY-20260520-025, tag regulation-watch-v1.0.7). T050 map/compare + T049 feed.
T056 (merged): Manual review promotion from one local generated T055 dry-run candidate into a draft regulatory update record — docs/MANUAL_REVIEW_PROMOTION_PIPELINE.md. Draft excluded from public exports; no new live network in T056. Not verified; not exported; not client/evidence use.
T057 (merged): Manual reviewer decision workflow for T056 draft — docs/MANUAL_REVIEW_DECISION_WORKFLOW.md. T057-001 / request_changes; metadata-only; internal-draft-only; no publication or source verification; no live network in T057.
T058 (merged): Draft revision packet after T057 request-changes — docs/DRAFT_REVISION_PACKET_WORKFLOW.md. PR #18 squash 3e5dce8; T058-001 revises T056 draft metadata-only; excluded from public exports; no live network in T058.
T059 (merged): Internal draft readiness gate — docs/INTERNAL_DRAFT_READINESS_GATE.md. PR #19 squash d25247d; T059-001; not ready for publication review.
T060 (deployed): Source verification cockpit — docs/SOURCE_VERIFICATION_COCKPIT.md. /source-verification/; checklist T060-001; pending verification only; not published.
T062: Final legal review packet — docs/FINAL_LEGAL_REVIEW_PACKET_UI.md. /legal-review/; packet T062-001; pending only; not approved; not published.
See PROJECT_STATE.md and docs/AUTOMATION_FIRST_PRODUCT_CHARTER.md.