Governing the Machine

Afive-part series translating UNESCO's 2026 survey of global AI law into plain language. Each piece takes one stretch of the governance menu, from soft principles to hard liability, and re-reads it through the lens this journal cares about most: human judgement, trust, and accountability.

Essays

5 of 5 published

01 · The Menu, Not the Mandate: Nine Ways the World Is Learning to Govern AI Aug 22, 2026 · ~4 min read 02 · Risk or Rights: Two Instincts for Protecting People from AI Aug 29, 2026 · ~4 min read 03 · The Sandbox Principle: Why Some Governments Regulate AI by Experimenting Sep 5, 2026 · ~4 min read 04 · The Right to Know You Are Talking to a Machine Sep 12, 2026 · ~4 min read 05 · When AI Causes Harm: The Slow Arrival of Consequences Sep 19, 2026 · ~4 min read

Adapted from UNESCO's 2026 policy brief, Governing AI: Nine Emerging Approaches for Lawmakers Worldwide, and the public legal instruments it cites.

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