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Aug 4, 2026

Frontier AI governance statutory and regulator sources

This archive packet preserves California's enacted SB 53 text and the European Commission's current GPAI Code of Practice page. It distinguishes California statutory duties from the EU code's voluntary compliance pathway and does not determine whether OpenAI or any other developer is covered, compliant, or independently effective.

  • frontier AI
  • governance
  • California SB 53

Research Leads

Aug 3, 2026

C2PA Batch 1 standards and governance sources

This archive packet tracks three official C2PA records covering Content Credentials implementation guidance, TikTok's Steering Committee membership, and the boundary between the core specification and third-party TDM or DRM assertions. It adds no implementation, adoption, or legal-effect conclusion.

  • C2PA
  • Content Credentials
  • content provenance

Research Leads

Aug 3, 2026

World Batch 1 proof-of-human sources

This archive packet tracks World-hosted Tinder and Okta interviews, World's proof-of-human position article, and World Developer Docs for on-chain verification. Product, partner, and technical statements remain source-attributed and are not treated as independent evidence of effectiveness, delivery, security, or adoption.

  • World ID
  • proof of human
  • AI agents

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Aug 3, 2026

OpenAI Batch 1 governance sources

This archive packet tracks OpenAI's policy statement on teen safety, freedom, and privacy and OpenAI's Frontier Governance Framework. Both records support attributed descriptions of OpenAI's stated policies and framework, not independent findings about safety, legal compliance, regulator acceptance, or effectiveness.

  • OpenAI
  • frontier AI
  • governance

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Jul 29, 2026

AEPD Worldcoin Spain pause commitment source

AEPD reported on June 4, 2024 that Tools for Humanity made a legally binding commitment not to resume Worldcoin activity in Spain until the end of 2024 or, if applicable, until BayLDA adopted a final resolution. This archive record is historical and makes no claim about current availability.

  • AEPD
  • Worldcoin
  • Spain

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Jul 29, 2026

BayLDA Worldcoin corrective-order source

BayLDA announced on December 19, 2024 that an initial corrective order required changes concerning deletion, consent, and certain records, while reporting that the company intended to appeal. This archive record does not infer the current appeal posture or later compliance.

  • BayLDA
  • Worldcoin
  • Europe

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Jun 2, 2026

World Developer Docs AgentKit integration source

World Developer Docs describe AgentKit Beta as extending x402 so websites can enable agent traffic. This archive record tracks the page as an official developer-docs source only and does not endorse or validate the implementation guidance.

  • World ID
  • developer docs
  • AgentKit

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Jun 2, 2026

World Developer Docs human-in-the-loop source

World Developer Docs describe adding human approval workflows to AI agents using World ID. This archive record captures the docs framing only and does not assert adoption, implementation quality, or integration effectiveness.

  • World ID
  • developer docs
  • human in the loop

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Jun 2, 2026

World Developer Docs IDKit credentials source

World Developer Docs present IDKit credential configuration, including proof-of-human credential context. This archive record remains limited to source attribution and does not independently validate credential behavior.

  • World ID
  • developer docs
  • IDKit

Research Leads

Jun 2, 2026

World ID full-stack proof-of-human source

World describes its April 17, 2026 announcement as introducing a new World ID with full-stack proof-of-human framing for consumer platforms, enterprise applications, and AI agents. This archive record tracks the announcement as an official source and does not add independent protocol, privacy, adoption, or partner conclusions.

  • World ID
  • proof of human
  • digital identity

Research Leads

Jun 2, 2026

OpenAI Charter official source

OpenAI describes its Charter as principles it uses to execute on OpenAI's mission. This archive record tracks the Charter as a source for OpenAI mission and AGI-governance context without adding independent analysis about OpenAI's governance, strategy, or AGI timeline.

  • OpenAI
  • Charter
  • AGI

Research Leads

Jun 2, 2026

OpenAI Codex official source

OpenAI describes Codex as a cloud-based software engineering agent that can work on code tasks in parallel. This archive record captures the official Codex framing only and does not add broader productivity, security, market, or ecosystem conclusions.

  • OpenAI
  • Codex
  • software engineering

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Jun 1, 2026

World ID official agent-delegation source

World says its April 17, 2026 announcement describes World ID use cases for agent delegation, human-in-the-loop approval, and agentic web workflows. This archive record captures stated use cases only and does not convert them into adoption, commercial relationship, or market claims.

  • World ID
  • AI agents
  • agentic web

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Jun 1, 2026

World Orb official product source

World describes the Orb as a device used to verify that someone is a unique human. Because this is an official product source involving biometrics, this archive record keeps the wording attributed and treats privacy or regulator context as a separate counterweight.

  • Orb
  • World ID
  • biometrics

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Jun 1, 2026

AEPD Worldcoin Spain precautionary measure source

AEPD ordered a precautionary measure, published March 6, 2024, that the agency said prevented Worldcoin from continuing to process personal data in Spain. This archive record treats the item as a regulator counterweight source and does not make a broader legal conclusion about other jurisdictions.

  • AEPD
  • Worldcoin
  • Spain

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Jun 1, 2026

C2PA specifications source

The C2PA specifications source is tracked as a standards record for future content provenance and authenticity metadata review. This archive record does not summarize the full specification or make implementation conclusions.

  • C2PA
  • content provenance
  • standards

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Jun 1, 2026

PCPD Hong Kong Worldcoin findings source

PCPD Hong Kong published a May 22, 2024 media statement describing findings about the Worldcoin project's operation in Hong Kong. This archive record treats the item as a regulator counterweight source and does not make broader legal conclusions.

  • PCPD Hong Kong
  • Worldcoin
  • Hong Kong

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May 29, 2026

WLD / World ID research lead

Placeholder research lead with related World ID source records attached for future review. WLD and Worldcoin-specific source and citation work is still required before any technical, adoption, issuer, listing, market, or legal claim is published.

  • WLD
  • World ID
  • Worldcoin

Research Leads

May 29, 2026

OpenAI / Tools for Humanity research lead

Placeholder research lead with related OpenAI provenance and Tools for Humanity privacy source records attached for future comparison. No relationship or claim is asserted in this placeholder.

  • OpenAI
  • Tools for Humanity
  • AI

Research Leads

May 29, 2026

CLARITY Act research lead

Placeholder research lead for future sourced notes about the CLARITY Act. Source text, jurisdiction, and citation details must be added before analysis is published.

  • CLARITY Act
  • regulation
  • digital assets

Research Leads

May 29, 2026

Norway sovereign capital signal placeholder

Low-prominence regional capital-signal placeholder under Sovereign Capital Signals. Do not overstate significance; no OpenAI facility, deployment, partner, policy, project, or market claim is recorded.

  • Norway
  • Sovereign Capital Signals
  • regional capital signal

Research Leads

May 29, 2026

Alaska sovereign capital signal research lead

Research Lead (Source Pending) under Sovereign Capital Signals. No OpenAI confirmation, facility, deployment, partner, or confirmed project is asserted.

  • Alaska
  • Sovereign Capital Signals
  • Source Pending

Research Leads

May 29, 2026

ORBS / Eightco / VCX research lead

Placeholder research lead for future sourced notes around ORBS, Eightco, and VCX labels. Source and citation must be added before any market, corporate, treasury, or relationship claim is published.

  • ORBS
  • Eightco
  • VCX