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AI GLOSSARY

Sectoral Regulation

Legal, Policy & Compliance

AI-specific rules or guidance issued by regulators within particular industries — healthcare, finance, aviation, and others — that apply on top of, or in parallel with, general AI legislation. Sectoral regulation reflects the reality that AI risks differ significantly across domains, and that existing sector-specific regulators often have deep, hard-won expertise in the failure modes that matter most in their industries.
See also: EU AI act, AI governance.