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Taiwan’s AI Basic Act takes effect with the science council as lead regulator

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Source: Lee and Li

Taiwan’s Artificial Intelligence Basic Act was promulgated and took effect, making the National Science and Technology Council the central competent authority, with sector regulators keeping their fields. It requires authorities to classify high-risk AI, which must carry clear warnings, to put minors’ interests first and to set liability, remedy or insurance rules; the Ministry of Digital Affairs is to promote risk classification.

Why it matters

Taiwanese ministries must now write the high-risk rules and labelling that the framework law leaves to regulations.

When
14 Jan 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0186
Where
Taiwan
Who
National Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Digital Affairs

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Lee and Li. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 10 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0186: “Taiwan’s AI Basic Act takes effect with the science council as lead regulator.” wheresthe.ai, 14 Jan 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/tw-ai-basic-act-in-force-2026-01/ (source: Lee and Li).

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