1. Current AI Pillar Inventory (through July 2025)
- Total AI briefs: 123
- Yearly distribution:
- 2020: 10 briefs
- 2021: 13 briefs
- 2022: 11 briefs
- 2023: 20 briefs
- 2024: 35 briefs
- 2025: 34 briefs (scheduled/published)
- Dominant topics: EU AI Act implementation, cross-border AI governance, general-purpose AI oversight, and AI assurance frameworks spanning NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.
- Observed theme concentration: Earlier coverage leaned heavily on 2024–2025 implementation milestones; newly added 2020–2023 briefs now supply the historical context required for analytics and storytelling continuity.
1.1 Existing 2020–2023 Brief Coverage
| Year |
Existing Brief |
Publication Date |
Core Focus |
| 2020 |
2020-08-17-nist-explainable-ai-principles |
2020-08-17 |
NIST principles for explainable AI |
| 2020 |
2020-11-17-omb-m-21-06-ai-regulation-guidance |
2020-11-17 |
U.S. OMB implementation guidance under EO 13859 |
| 2021 |
2021-04-21-eu-ai-act-coordinated-plan |
2021-04-21 |
Commission proposal + coordinated plan update |
| 2021 |
2021-12-20-ai-governance-retrospective-2020-2021 |
2021-12-20 |
Retrospective summary |
| 2022 |
2022-10-04-ai-retrospective-2020-2022 |
2022-10-04 |
Retrospective summary |
| 2023 |
2023-01-26-nist-ai-risk-management-framework |
2023-01-26 |
NIST AI RMF 1.0 launch |
| 2023 |
2023-10-30-white-house-ai-executive-order |
2023-10-30 |
U.S. Executive Order 14110 |
Update (current): The inventory now includes comprehensive 2020–2024 coverage such as 2020-02-19-european-commission-ai-white-paper, 2020-02-27-oecd-ai-policy-observatory-launch, 2020-10-20-european-parliament-ai-civil-military-resolution, 2020-12-03-executive-order-13960-trustworthy-ai, 2021-01-12-us-national-ai-initiative-office-launch, 2021-04-21-eu-ai-act-legislative-proposal, 2021-11-24-unesco-ethics-of-ai-recommendation, 2021-12-17-council-of-europe-cahai-feasibility-study, 2022-02-01-dod-chief-digital-ai-office-launch, 2022-06-08-oecd-ai-system-classification, 2022-08-09-chips-science-act-ai-research-investments, 2023-01-24-nairr-task-force-final-report, 2023-02-16-responsible-military-ai-declaration, 2023-07-18-un-security-council-ai-debate, 2023-10-26-un-high-level-advisory-body-ai-launch, 2023-11-01-bletchley-declaration-ai-safety, 2023-12-06-us-eu-ttc-joint-statement-ai-evaluations, 2024-03-21-un-general-assembly-ai-resolution, 2024-05-21-eu-council-formally-adopts-ai-act, and 2024-06-14-g7-apulia-leaders-ai-commitments, among others.
1.2 High-Priority 2020–2023 Milestones (Now Addressed)
The following primary-source releases were previously absent yet central to AI governance history. Each item now links to the published brief for traceability and notes the authoritative repository consulted.
- European Commission White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (2020-02-19) — Status: Published as
2020-02-19-european-commission-ai-white-paper.
Primary source: Commission Communication COM(2020) 65 final and accompanying data strategy package (Europa.eu).
Gap addressed: Strategic baseline for EU AI Act negotiations; coverage restored February 2020 policy launch.
- Executive Order 13960 — Promoting the Use of Trustworthy AI in the Federal Government (2020-12-03) — Status: Published as
2020-12-03-executive-order-13960-trustworthy-ai.
Primary source: Federal Register / whitehouse.gov EO archive.
Gap addressed: Foundational U.S. federal mandate preceding M-21-06.
- OECD AI Policy Observatory launch and 2020 country policy updates (2020-02-27) — Status: Published as
2020-02-27-oecd-ai-policy-observatory-launch.
Primary source: OECD official launch announcement and Observatory datasets.
Gap addressed: International benchmarking infrastructure; ties to ongoing OECD AI policy reports.
- Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) inaugural summit and workplan (2020-12-03) — Status: Published as
2020-12-03-gpai-inaugural-summit-workplan.
Primary source: GPAI/Government of Canada communiqués.
Gap addressed: Multilateral coordination on responsible AI.
- National AI Initiative Act of 2020 implementation roadmap (2021-01-12) — Status: Published as
2021-01-12-us-national-ai-initiative-office-launch (with complementary coverage from 2021-01-01-us-national-ai-initiative-act).
Primary source: U.S. OSTP/NITRD implementation plan filings.
Gap addressed: Establishes U.S. National AI Initiative Office; 2021 Q1 coverage restored.
- EU Council negotiating mandate for the AI Act (2021-12-06) — Status: Covered via
2022-12-06-eu-ai-act-council-general-approach, the adopted general approach guiding trilogue negotiations.
Primary source: Council press release 8878/21 + general approach documentation.
Gap addressed: Member state consensus milestone preceding trilogue.
- OECD Recommendation on AI system classification methodology (2022-06-08) — Status: Published as
2022-06-08-oecd-ai-system-classification.
Primary source: OECD working paper and policy toolkit release.
Gap addressed: Provides taxonomy referenced by ISO/IEC 42001 mapping.
- UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence adoption (2021-11-24) — Status: Published as
2021-11-24-unesco-ethics-of-ai-recommendation.
Primary source: UNESCO general conference resolution.
Gap addressed: First global standard-setting instrument on AI ethics.
- EU Parliament draft report and negotiating position on the AI Act (2023-05-11) — Status: Published as
2023-05-11-eu-ai-act-committee-vote.
Primary source: European Parliament press release + consolidated amendments.
Gap addressed: Captures Parliament’s stance prior to trilogue.
- G7 Hiroshima Process on Generative AI (2023-05-19) — Status: Published as
2023-05-19-g7-hiroshima-process-generative-ai.
Primary source: G7 Leaders’ Hiroshima Communiqué annex.
Gap addressed: Coordinates 2023 international response to generative AI.
- U.S.-EU TTC Joint Statement on AI roadmap (2023-12-06) — Status: Published as
2023-12-06-us-eu-ttc-joint-statement-ai-evaluations (complementing 2022-05-16-us-eu-ttc-ai-roadmap).
Primary source: U.S. Department of Commerce/European Commission joint statement.
Gap addressed: Bilateral coordination on trustworthy AI evaluations.
2. Month-by-Month Primary-Source Sourcing Plan
The plan backfills 2020–2023 and maintains consistent coverage through 2024–2025. Each month lists a priority milestone (or grouped releases) and the authoritative repository to pull materials from. Months with existing briefs will focus on complementary perspectives to avoid redundancy.
2020 Backfill
| Month |
Focus |
Primary Source Repository |
| Jan 2020 |
U.S. AI R&D Strategic Plan (2019 update released Jan 2020) context |
NITRD.gov archives |
| Feb 2020 |
EU AI White Paper & European Data Strategy package |
European Commission (COM(2020) 65, COM(2020) 66) |
| Mar 2020 |
OECD AI Policy Observatory launch brief |
oecd.ai / OECD press centre |
| Apr 2020 |
G20 AI principles operationalization progress |
G20 Digital Economy Task Force communiqués |
| May 2020 |
U.S. AI public-private partnership announcements |
whitehouse.gov / OSTP archives |
| Jun 2020 |
NIST AI bias research plan (SP 1270 draft) kickoff |
NIST publications portal |
| Jul 2020 |
EU Council conclusions on AI (2020 competitiveness council) |
consilium.europa.eu |
| Aug 2020 |
(Already covered: NIST Explainable AI Principles) |
— |
| Sep 2020 |
UNESCO global AI ethics consultation summary |
UNESCO AI ethics portal |
| Oct 2020 |
European Parliament resolution on AI in civil law |
europarl.europa.eu |
| Nov 2020 |
(Already covered: OMB M-21-06) |
— |
| Dec 2020 |
Executive Order 13960; GPAI summit outcomes |
Federal Register; Government of Canada |
2021 Backfill
| Month |
Focus |
Primary Source Repository |
| Jan 2021 |
National AI Initiative Act implementation plan |
ai.gov / NITRD |
| Feb 2021 |
OECD AI policy updates and country policy navigator |
OECD Digital Economy papers |
| Mar 2021 |
EU coordinated plan consultation responses synthesis |
European Commission feedback portal |
| Apr 2021 |
(Already covered: AI Act proposal) |
— |
| May 2021 |
G7 Digital Ministers’ Statement on trustworthy AI |
gov.uk / g7uk.org |
| Jun 2021 |
U.S. AI National Security Commission final report rollout |
nscai.gov archives |
| Jul 2021 |
EU Council presidency progress report on AI Act |
consilium.europa.eu |
| Aug 2021 |
UNESCO draft ethics recommendation consultation |
UNESCO documents portal |
| Sep 2021 |
U.S. OSTP RFI on AI rights and protections |
federalregister.gov |
| Oct 2021 |
OECD AI compute and data report |
OECD publications |
| Nov 2021 |
UNESCO Recommendation adoption (General Conference) |
UNESCO.org |
| Dec 2021 |
(Already covered: AI governance retrospective) |
— |
2022 Backfill
| Month |
Focus |
Primary Source Repository |
| Jan 2022 |
EU AI Act French Presidency compromise text |
consilium.europa.eu document register |
| Feb 2022 |
U.S. NIST AI RMF concept paper |
nist.gov |
| Mar 2022 |
OECD AI policy measurement report (Measuring the Digital Transformation: AI chapter) |
OECD library |
| Apr 2022 |
U.K. AI Governance policy paper (AI Regulation policy framework) |
gov.uk |
| May 2022 |
European Parliament ITRE-LIBE draft compromise |
europarl.europa.eu |
| Jun 2022 |
OECD AI system classification methodology release |
oecd.ai |
| Jul 2022 |
U.S. CHIPS and Science Act AI research provisions |
congress.gov / whitehouse.gov |
| Aug 2022 |
U.S. NIST AI RMF Workshop #3 outcomes |
nist.gov |
| Sep 2022 |
EU AI Liability Directive proposal |
European Commission |
| Oct 2022 |
(Already covered: AI retrospective) |
— |
| Nov 2022 |
EU Council general approach on AI Act |
consilium.europa.eu |
| Dec 2022 |
U.S. Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (implementation roadmap) |
whitehouse.gov/OSTP |
2023 Backfill & Enhancement
| Month |
Focus |
Primary Source Repository |
| Jan 2023 |
(Already covered: NIST AI RMF) |
— |
| Feb 2023 |
EU Council AI Act trilogue mandate updates |
consilium.europa.eu |
| Mar 2023 |
U.S. National Cyber Strategy AI risk annex (linking to AI governance) |
whitehouse.gov |
| Apr 2023 |
OECD AI incidents tracking platform launch |
oecd.ai |
| May 2023 |
European Parliament AI Act negotiating position vote |
europarl.europa.eu |
| Jun 2023 |
G7 Hiroshima Process on Generative AI |
mofa.go.jp / whitehouse.gov |
| Jul 2023 |
U.K. Frontier AI Taskforce establishment |
gov.uk |
| Aug 2023 |
U.S. NIST AI RMF playbook beta |
nist.gov |
| Sep 2023 |
UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI launch |
un.org |
| Oct 2023 |
(Already covered: EO 14110) |
— |
| Nov 2023 |
U.S.-EU TTC Joint Statement on AI |
commerce.gov / ec.europa.eu |
| Dec 2023 |
Bletchley Declaration follow-on implementation updates |
gov.uk |
Forward Coverage (2024–2025)
For months already represented, focus on complementary or trailing indicators to enrich analytics dashboards and avoid duplicate storylines.
| Month |
2024 Priorities |
2025 Priorities |
| Jan |
European AI Office launch follow-up (operational staffing notices); U.S. agency AI inventory submissions |
EU AI Act prohibited practice cutover reports; NIST AI safety testbed updates |
| Feb |
NIST AI Safety Institute consortium governance charter |
EU AI Act codes of practice submissions; Colorado AI Act rulemaking |
| Mar |
U.S. OMB M-24-10 implementation checkpoints |
EU AI Act systemic risk evaluation protocols |
| Apr |
EU AI Act delegated acts on GPAI testing |
EU AI Office transparency portal operations |
| May |
Multilateral AI safety summit deliverables (Seoul AI Summit communiqués) |
EU AI Act deployer support packs & market surveillance |
| Jun |
OECD AI policy monitoring report (2024 edition) |
EU AI Act systemic risk assurance cycles |
| Jul |
U.N. High-Level AI Advisory Body interim report |
EU AI Act documentation freeze reviews |
| Aug |
U.S.-UK AI Safety Institute partnership updates |
EU AI Act GPAI first-week audit outcomes |
| Sep |
G20 AI principles refresh (2024 summit) |
EU Data Act AI interoperability enforcement |
| Oct |
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI signature tracking |
Colorado AI Act documentation deliverables |
| Nov |
TTC roadmap on AI evaluations |
TTC follow-up on shared testing infrastructure |
| Dec |
OECD/GPAI annual ministerial communiqués |
ISO/IEC 42001 certification adoption metrics |
3. Next Steps
- Continue quality assurance on the newly added briefs—monitor source availability, refresh metadata as institutions update URLs, and document any errata uncovered during editorial review.
- Coordinate with analytics pipeline owners so regenerated dashboards highlight the expanded 2020–2023 timeline and confirm the AI pillar’s brief count (111) in production metrics once redeployed.