The AI Governance Report 2025

Dear leaders,

We are pleased to announce the release of the AI Governance Report – August 2025 Edition, a strategic playbook designed for Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), compliance leaders, and board-level executives navigating the rapidly evolving AI regulatory landscape.

As AI capabilities accelerate, so do the global regulations designed to govern them. This report transforms fragmented legal obligations into scalable, audit-ready governance systems, enabling organizations to turn compliance into a driver of trust, resilience, and operational excellence.

Key Highlights:

• Global Regulatory Heatmap – From the EU AI Act to Saudi SDAIA ethics mandates, Brazil’s AI law, and beyond.

• 9-Core Policy Stack – Clear KPIs, named accountability, and immutable evidence for every policy.

• Five-Layer Safety Blueprint – Data security posture, context gating, output filtering, red-teaming, kill-switches.

• Continuous Assurance Systems – Evidence Vault, real-time drift & bias alerts, incident resolution KPIs.

• Cultural Readiness – Tiered AI fluency training for all levels, gamified for engagement.

• Continuous Improvement Flywheel – Converting every audit, law change, or incident into governance upgrades.

This is more than a compliance guide, it is a strategic operating system for modern AI enterprises.

Access The AI Governance Report - August 2025 Edition Report here.

Contributors:
Sam Obeidat · Corlette Grobler · Subhi Ghazal · Anthony Hammad · Hussein M. Dajani · Houmed Ali · Muteb Al Yosef · Ulises Martins · Fabrizio Degni · Nathon Gunn · Elier Cruz · Martin Cortes B · Vivek Kumar · Mohd Jamal · Apampa Tobiloba

Let’s continue building AI systems that are safe, fair, and lawful, every single day.

Best regards,
Sam Obeidat
President & CAIO
World AI X

About the Author

Sam Obeidat is a senior AI strategist, venture builder, and product leader with over 15 years of global experience. He has led AI transformations across 40+ organizations in 12+ sectors, including defense, aerospace, finance, healthcare, and government. As President of World AI X, a global corporate venture studio, Sam works with top executives and domain experts to co-develop high-impact AI use cases, validate them with host partners, and pilot them with investor backing—turning bold ideas into scalable ventures. Under his leadership, World AI X has launched ventures now valued at over $100 million, spanning sectors like defense tech, hedge funds, and education. Sam combines deep technical fluency with real-world execution. He’s built enterprise-grade AI systems from the ground up and developed proprietary frameworks that trigger KPIs, reduce costs, unlock revenue, and turn traditional organizations into AI-native leaders. He’s also the host of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Program, an executive training initiative empowering leaders to drive responsible AI transformation at scale.

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