Do you need it? What applies to you? What will investors ask? Plain answers for founders building with AI, before governance becomes a problem at your Series A.
These apply wherever you're building, jurisdiction-specific rules are in the country sections below.
Founder content above is organised by audience. If you sit in a specific governance role, our role hubs give you a curated path through the most relevant content for your remit.
Practical startup AI governance guidance regardless of where you're incorporated or where your users are.
Your obligations follow your users, not your incorporation address. A US-incorporated startup with EU users is subject to GDPR. An Australian startup with UK customers faces UK GDPR.
Australia has good free resources for startups, the NAIC's AI6 Foundations, OAIC privacy guidance, and ACCC consumer law that applies from day one regardless of your revenue.