EU · binding regulation
EU AI Act
EU-AIA-2024
Treatment of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
silentEU AIA does not address compute / weight export controls; lives in dual-use Regulation (EU) 2021/821
Primary source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Comparative jurisdictional memo · Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
EU AI Act vs UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper)
Verdict: both silentDownload PDF
EU-AIA-2024 — coverage across 24 topics
governs13implicit6silent5conflicts0of 24 cells
Color = verdict, height = confidence. One tick per topic.
UK-WHITEPAPER-2023 — coverage across 24 topics
governs0implicit10silent14conflicts0of 24 cells
Color = verdict, height = confidence. One tick per topic.
UK · policy statement
UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper)
UK-WHITEPAPER-2023
Treatment of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
silentPrinciple-based; export controls lives in DBT / NCSC export-licensing regime
Primary source: CP 815 (2023)
Where these two regimes diverge
17 of 24 topics differ; 7 agree.
- Foundation Models / GPAIEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- Biometric IdentificationEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- Deepfakes / Synthetic ContentEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Agentic AI GovernanceEU-AIA-2024implicitUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- AI in EmploymentEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- AI in HealthcareEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- AI in Criminal JusticeEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- AI in EducationEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- AI in ElectionsEU-AIA-2024implicitUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Compute-Threshold ReportingEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Transparency ObligationsEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- Individual RedressEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
- Training-Data RightsEU-AIA-2024implicitUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Open-Weight Frontier ReleaseEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Synthetic Content ProvenanceEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- Environmental Impact of AI TrainingEU-AIA-2024implicitUK-WHITEPAPER-2023silent
- National Security Carveouts in AI RegulationEU-AIA-2024governsUK-WHITEPAPER-2023implicit
What this comparison shows
On the topic of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls, EU AI Act is classified as silent and UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper) as silent. The editorial verdict is both silent. Neither instrument addresses this topic. This is a policy lacuna — there is no incumbent canonical position from either regime, so future regulator activity on this topic shapes the entire field.
Contested question: Should compute + weight export controls govern by (a) recipient jurisdiction, (b) capability tier of the controlled artifact, or (c) end-use intent? Each rule generation has shifted between these frames.
Bibliography
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — EU AI Act.
- CP 815 (2023) — UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper).
- Policy Window — Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls (cross-jurisdiction topic article with full 26-instrument coverage matrix).