The Long-Term Usefulness of Regulating AI in the EU

Lisanne Hummel

doi:10.5117/9789048562718_ch08

The Long-Term Usefulness of Regulating AI in the EU

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The EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) seeks to regulate AI with a risk-based approach, where AI applications in high-risk sectors need to comply with mandatory requirements. In this chapter I ask whether the AI Act sufficiently considers the power of Big Tech companies in the development of (generative) AI. I argue that the power of Big Tech companies is entwined with the rise of (generative) AI. However, by emphasizing the application of AI systems in specific sectors, the EU explicitly chose not to focus on the earlier stages of the AI lifecycle and thereby fails to address the problems that may arise from the influence of these Big Tech companies on (generative) AI.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Governing the Digital Society
Subtitle of host publication	Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values
Editors	José van Dijck, Karin van Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando van der Vlist
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Chapter	8
Pages	149-163
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9789048562725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048562718_ch08
Publication status	Published - 20 May 2025

Keywords

Big Tech power
AI lifecycle
AI Act
foundation models
regulatory burden

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Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values . ed. / José van Dijck; Karin van Es; Anne Helmond; Fernando van der Vlist. Amsterdam University Press, 2025. p. 149-163.

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