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The reliance on private sector involvement in the European AI approach : an application of the networked regulatory capitalism framework
Lange, L.M. (2021) The reliance on private sector involvement in the European AI approach : an application of the networked regulatory capitalism framework.
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| Abstract: | The regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a significant issue on the current global agenda and, among others, a highly topical matter in the European Union, with a proposal for an AI act being published in April 2021. Acting on the assumption that European policymaking can be adequately described as a result of multi-actor governance, this bachelor thesis examines the ways in which European regulators rely on the involvement of the private sector in the European AI approach. By means of a content analysis, the networked regulatory capitalism (NRC) framework is – for the first time – applied to investigate the reliance on private sector involvement. The analysed data consists of policy documents by the European Commission, European Parliament and documents published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) which together are assumed to form the European AI approach. It is shown that European regulators rely on private sector involvement in the AI approach through self-regulation by the private sector, consulting and cooperating with the private sector, as well as overall relying on private sector activities as an integral part of the European AI approach. The research reveals that against the theoretical expectations, the framework holds to a far more limited extent when applied to the AI approach. This research delivers proof of private sector involvement in European policymaking and points at the implications this can have for democratic values. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/87578 |
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