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Who’s shaping AI, country by country
A sourced map of the people moving AI forward in each country, grouped by the role they play. Pick a country to see its builders, researchers, policymakers, investors, explainers and critics.
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- Investors
- Explainers
- Critics & watchdogs
Global leaders20peopleThe people whose influence on AI crosses borders. Each also appears on their home country’s page.Open the list →United States17peopleBuild fast, regulate lightly at federal level, and push one national rulebook that overrides state AI…Open map →Canada8peopleA pro-growth AI power that guards its sovereignty, addressing AI risks through privacy and online-safety law…Open map →France8peopleEurope’s would-be AI champion: back Mistral, sell nuclear power to data centres, and keep EU rules…Open map →China7peopleState-led: put AI into every sector, release open-weight models, build its own chips, and shape global…Open map →India7peoplePro-innovation, with no AI-specific law: non-binding guidelines, targeted rule changes, and state money for compute and…Open map →Japan7peopleAims to be “the most AI-friendly country in the world”: soft law, state-backed industrial policy, and…Open map →United Kingdom7peoplePro-growth and pro-adoption: no AI Act, regulation through existing sector regulators, and a safety effort focused…Open map →European Union6peopleOne binding rulebook, trimmed in 2026, plus heavy public spending on compute and on getting businesses…Open map →Germany6peopleIndustrial AI over consumer chatbots: build sovereign compute, and enforce the AI Act with a light,…Open map →Israel6peopleA startup-led AI power now adding sovereign, state-backed compute and talent, with light, sector-by-sector regulation.Open map →South Korea6peoplePushing to become a top-three AI power, with state-backed sovereign models and compute alongside Asia’s first…Open map →Gulf4peopleSpending heavily to become AI powers, pairing sovereign wealth and US chip alliances with light-touch, principles-based…Open map →