CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Alic, Dalia |
|---|---|
| Title | The Role of Data Protection and Cybersecurity Regulations in Artificial Intelligence Global Governance: A Comparative Analysis of the European Union, the United States, and China Regulatory Framework |
| Summary | Global challenges brought with artificial intelligence require joint, global solutions in order to be successfully tackled. This is important for setting up an ethical and human rights-focused precedent in the future of global governance on emerging technologies and for proper safeguarding of human rights on the international level. However, in order to achieve this, a global framework for artificial intelligence should be harmonized in the form of a consensus on the global approach to AI, despite differences in understanding data protection as a human right and level of prioritization cybersecurity of the big data as a necessary security measure to protect personal information which feeds AI. This thesis provides a comparative overview of similar legal and policy patterns with detected similarities of regulatory patterns of the EU, the US, and China relevant for data privacy and security in the age of AI, which could serve for further research on setting up a global, ethical AI governance that transcends over cultural, legal and political differences in understanding human rights in order to safeguard rights of the newer generation. Cultural, legal, and policy settings of three leading AI global players are examined by identification, mapping, and comparison of (1) the key legal instruments on data protection relevant to safeguarding personal information in artificial intelligence; (2) provisions of national development plans and ethical guidelines (if any) on safeguarding data protection and preserving the security of big data; (3) initiatives and international efforts on achieving a global approach on AI that could benefit human rights and therefore prioritize safeguarding data protection on the global level. The research finds that the EU, the US, and China surprisingly share certain similarities within their legal and policy regulatory frameworks despite cultural and political differences, starting from facing similar challenges in the AI regulation in the context of data privacy and security, soft law versus hard law challenges, to normative aspirations and global AI leadership. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence ▪ Human-centric AI ▪ Data Protection ▪ Cybersecurity ▪ Global Governance ▪ Transnational Lawmaking ▪ Regulatory Framework ▪ European Union ▪ United States of America ▪ China |
| Supervisor | Ashraf, Cameran |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/alic_dalia.pdf |
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