self-regulation

American  

[self-reg-yuh-lay-shuhn, self-] / ˌsɛlfˌrɛg jəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

1. control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of self-regulation

First recorded in 1685–95

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self-regulation

Jeannie Paterson from the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics at the University of Melbourne said self-regulation could mean that companies set "only minimal safeguards".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Part of that self-regulation relates to where Anthropic will invest its talent and computing power when it’s public, since it will have to focus on profitability and answering to more shareholders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Testifying to Congress in 2008, Greenspan acknowledged that maybe self-regulation, that watchword of his economic worldview, didn’t work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

As lawmakers in the United States and Europe weigh tougher regulations on screen time, age verification and in-game spending, Pierre-Louis argued the US gaming industry's track record of voluntary self-regulation sets it apart.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Love-letters are not expected to be models of self-regulation and “the philosophic mind”; they would be bad love-letters, or letters of a bad specimen of a lover, if they were so.

From Life of John Keats by William Michael Rossetti

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