Research articles on GOVERNANCE

Balancing efficiency and public interest: The impact of AI automation on social benefit provision in Brazil

Maria Alejandra Nicolás, Federal University of Latin American Integration
Rafael Cardoso Sampaio, Federal University of Paraná
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1799

The Brazilian Social Security Management Office's AI system reduces the waiting list but increases automatic refusals, harming beneficiaries and increasing inequality in the delivery of public services to the poorest and elderly people.

Contesting the public interest in AI governance

Tegan Cohen, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Nicolas P. Suzor, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1794

This article explores some conditions and possibilities for public contestability in AI governance; a critical attribute of governance arrangements designed to align AI deployment with the public interest.

Introduction to the special issue on AI systems for the public interest AI systems for the public interest

Theresa Züger, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Hadi Asghari, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1802

As the debate on public interest AI is still a young and emerging one, we see this special issue as a way to help establish this field and its community by bringing together interdisciplinary positions and approaches.

The principle of proportionality not only addresses the conflict among competing interests under Article 15(1)(h) GDPR but also shapes the justifications for public interest restrictions on the right of access to AI decision-making information.

General-purpose AI regulation and the European Union AI Act

Oskar J. Gstrein, University of Groningen
Noman Haleem, University of Groningen
Andrej Zwitter, University of Groningen
PUBLISHED ON: 1 Aug 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1790

This article provides an initial analysis of the EU AI Act's approach to general-purpose artificial intelligence, arguing that the regulation marks a significant shift from reactive to proactive AI governance, while concerns about its enforceability, democratic legitimacy and future-proofing remain.

But did they really? Platforms’ compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation in review

Stephan Mündges, TU Dortmund University
Kirsty Park, European Digital Media Observatory
PUBLISHED ON: 25 Jul 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1786

Platforms’ lack of compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation shows that they are not doing enough to counter mis- and disinformation.

Governing Chinese technologies: TikTok, foreign interference, and technological sovereignty

Ausma Bernot, Griffith University
Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue, University of Warwick
Monique Mann, Victoria University of Wellington
PUBLISHED ON: 27 Feb 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.1.1741

In this article, we analyse attempts to regulate and control TikTok through the lens of foreign interference and technological sovereignty in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

Navigating the EU data governance labyrinth: A business perspective on data sharing in the financial sector

Eugénie Coche, University of Amsterdam
Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam
Martijn Dekker, University of Amsterdam
PUBLISHED ON: 12 Feb 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.1.1738

This paper offers a business perspective on the EU data governance framework by exposing different elements playing a role in its implementation at the firm level.