The 2027 AI Risk Briefing: AI Is Speeding Up. The Laws Meant to Slow It Keep Slipping.
Our AI Overlord Index read 38.4 out of 100 in September 2026, and at the past year's pace its arrival date moved seven months closer in a single month. Meanwhile the rules meant to slow AI are being delayed, narrowed or challenged in court. What moved, and what belongs in your 2027 AI governance plan.
What the Index shows
38.4 out of 100
The Index's September 2026 reading. At the 12-month pace it reaches 100 in about 65 months with today's rules counted, and in 49 without them.
EU high-risk duties moved to December 2027
The AI Omnibus, in force since July 27, 2026, pushed Annex III obligations to December 2, 2027 and product-embedded systems to August 2, 2028.
Colorado repealed its AI Act
SB 26-189, signed May 14, 2026, replaced it with a narrower automated-decision law from January 1, 2027. DOJ then joined xAI's suit against the state.
362 AI incidents in 2025
The AI Incident Database's count, up from 233 in 2024, as model makers disclosed less: Stanford's transparency index fell from 58 to 40.
What you will learn
Agenda
Who should attend
AI governance leads, chief privacy and risk officers, technology counsel, and anyone writing an AI policy for 2027.
Speakers
Speakers will be announced. The panel will include:
Virtual expo hall
When the session ends, the expo hall opens for an hour. Step into a sponsor's booth in a new tab to watch their short session and pick up their resources, then come back to the main stage whenever you like.