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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


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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

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US States

Delaware

House Joint Resolution 7

Status: Approved

Jurisdictional level: Subnational

Type: Regulatory sandbox

Context: Delaware passed a targeted bill to open a sandbox within its state.

Oklahoma

HB 1916

Status: Proposed

Jurisdictional level: Subnational

Type: Regulatory sandbox

Context: In February, Oklahoma legislators proposed a regulatory sandbox in its cross-sectoral AI bill.

Pennsylvania

Senate Bill 939

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

AI Learning Lab

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

Supercharged Sandbox

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

Innovation Sandbox

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.