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Shaping AI Rules Through Trade Agreements

By Witada Anukoonwattaka, Yann Duval and Natnicha Sutthivana

The inclusion of AI provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has been steadily rising. Since 2019, when the China-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement first mentioned AI, PTAs have progressively evolved to include elements addressing the broader implications of emerging technologies.

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