Regulation Glossary

Browse 7 regulation terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

7 Regulation Terms

AI Act
The European Union's legal framework for regulating AI systems based on risk and use case. It influences how models are trained, evaluated, or served, and it...
AI Pause
A proposed moratorium on the development of AI systems beyond a certain capability threshold (often pegged to GPT-4-level or above), most prominently advocated...
Compliance
Adherence to laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies governing data handling, security, and operations. Common frameworks include SOC 2, GDPR,...
Data Subject
The identifiable person whose personal data is being collected, stored, processed, or shared. In privacy law and security governance, many rights and...
Federal Compliance
Adherence to security, privacy, and operational requirements imposed by federal laws, regulations, or agency frameworks. In practice this often means aligning...
Net Neutrality
The principle that internet service providers should treat network traffic equally rather than favoring, throttling, or charging differently based on content,...
Safe Harbor
A legal protection or disclosure framework that reduces liability if certain conditions are met, often around forward-looking statements or regulated behavior....

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