The EU AI Act Evaluated Using the 5AIMS Framework

European Data Protection Law Review, 11(4), 420-433

2025

Co-authors: Wendy Hall

Themes: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data protection

Category: Journal article, Peer reviewed

This article extends the Four Internets framework for studying ideological approaches to Internet governance to the governance of AI (Artificial Intelligence Management Strategies, AIMS). The derivation of the 5AIMS framework is explained, and it is applied to the EU AI Act to show how the EU’s approach to AI regulation has shifted from its previous practice, eg with data protection. The framework is also used as a lens to critique the Act, and to frame the prospect of the Act repeating the Brussels effect of influencing global AI regulation.

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