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Global AI Sandboxes: Overview
This chart provides an overview of state and country innovation and regulation sandboxes, with information including status, jurisdictional level, type and context.
Published: October 2025
Contributors:
Regulatory sandboxes provide lawmakers with real-world data and examples to improve regulation, balancing the push for innovation and consumer protection. This approach has been extended to innovation sandboxes where organizations are supported to experiment with and adopt artificial intelligence. Often this can take the form of a company testing the impacts of an incremental change to current regulations.
Sandboxes, either for innovation or regulation, have been set up by countries at the national, state or local level. They can be found worldwide and will likely become increasingly available to organizations that wish to take advantage of them. Notably, the EU AI Act’s Article 57 mandates the use of AI sandboxes in member states. In the following table, the EU is represented as a bloc. In the U.S. AI Action Plan, the Trump administration supports the creation of AI regulatory sandboxes throughout the U.S. to support AI innovation.
This chart provides an overview of state and country innovation and regulation sandboxes, with information including status, jurisdictional level, type and context.
The IAPP additionally hosts an Artificial Intelligence topic page, which regularly updates with the latest news and resources.
Global AI Sandboxes: Overview
Definitions
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Legislative process
Regulatory sandboxes
Legal frameworks where participants can apply for regulatory mitigation to provide feedback on effectiveness of current regulations.Innovation sandboxes
Government facilitated trials for new AI systems, where financial or material support is provided to participants. -
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Status explanation
Proposed ●
Legislation authorizing development has been introduced but has not passed into law.Approved ●
Proposed legislation has been passed and signed into law.Planned ●
Framework governing AI, legislative or otherwise, has been announced and governing body has started setting up the sandbox.Running ●
The sandbox has inducted its first participants and the governing body is collecting data.Paused ●
The sandbox has completed one or more iterations with participants but has stopped operations for the time being.
US States
Delaware
Status: Approved ●
Jurisdictional level: Subnational
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: Delaware passed a targeted bill to open a sandbox within its state.
Oklahoma
Status: Proposed ●
Jurisdictional level: Subnational
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: In February, Oklahoma legislators proposed a regulatory sandbox in its cross-sectoral AI bill.
Pennsylvania
Status: Proposed ●
Jurisdictional level: Subnational
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: Pennsylvania legislators proposed a bill to open a sandbox within its state.
Texas
Status: Approved ●
Jurisdictional level: Subnational
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: With the passage of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, Texas became the second U.S. state to authorize a sandbox. Regulatory mitigation will be offered once the sandbox has been set up.
Utah
Status: Running ●
Jurisdictional level: Subnational
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: The passage of Utah’s S.B. 149 led to the creation of the Learning Lab. Organizations can apply for regulatory mitigation while testing AI when under the supervision of the Learning Lab.
European Union
Status: Approved ●
Jurisdictional level: International
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: The EU authorized regulatory sandboxes with the passage of the EU AI Act. While all member states must participate by August 2026, many have already set them up. In 2022, Spain became first member state to pilot a regulatory sandbox.
Singapore
Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox
Status: Running ●
Jurisdictional level: National
Type: Innovation sandbox
Context: Singapore has had several sandboxes over the years where participants can receive material support to try new AI systems. The most recent iteration allows for assistance in AI assurance.
United Kingdom
Status: Planned ●
Jurisdictional level: International
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: The Financial Conduct Authority has set up a regulatory sandbox, AI Lab, to understand the risks and opportunities AI presents and to inform their regulatory approach. Participants will have access to the partnership with NVIDIA in their Supercharged Sandbox.
United Arab Emirates
Regulatory sandboxes in the UAE
Status: Running ●
Jurisdictional level: National
Type: Regulatory sandbox
Context: Since 2019, the UAE has run several RegLabs to test emerging technologies while creating transparent and reliable legal frameworks for emerging technologies.
Zurich
Status: Paused ●
Jurisdictional level: Local
Type: Innovation sandbox
Context: Between 2022-24, Zurich worked with regulators, researchers and private businesses to develop AI expertise, promote AI innovation and strengthen knowledge transfer.