The newest Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EU Policy Brief on regulating artificial intelligence written by Robert Gould is available to read here.
Dr. Gould offers a succinct analysis of the background, challenges and key findings and policy implications of the European Union’s (EU) very important Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) legislation brought forward in April 2021 to address a myriad of issues and most relevant to protecting its citizens’ rights. He writes of the EU’s aim to address their concerns that actors outside of the EU are operating within the EU with largely unchecked digital business practices.
With the expansion of artificial intelligence globally, the EU’s legislations bring forth a set of harmonised rules in accordance with EU’s aim to strengthen protections of its individuals and provide a foundation for compliance of businesses operating in the EU’s single market. From the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted in 2016 and now recognized as a law to the regulations proposed in late 2020 which included the Data Governance Act, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act as precursors to the current AIA, the EU’s comprehensive approach will provide guidance for the growing digital world.
Dr. Robert Gould is Adjunct Research Professor in the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa. He is an Associate of the Centre for European Studies. Early in December 2021, he presented on the topic in the EU Policy Talk series (event details here).
As part of the EU Policy Talk series, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence publishes a series of policy briefs written by experts and scholars which address prominent policy issues facing the EU-Canada relationship. You can read more EU Policy Briefs in the series here.
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and by Carleton University.
