Brussels effect or experimentalism? The EU AI Act and global standard-setting

Looking at the nature of AI technology and the contents of the EU AI Act, the external impact of the Act is better understood in terms of experimentalist governance than in terms of the much-cited ‘Brussels effect’.

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Internet Policy Review
Published
2025-08-27
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https://doi.org/10.14763/2025.3.2032
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1
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European and International Law Studies
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8.52

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Brussels effect or experimentalism? The EU AI Act and global standard-setting

Ben Crum
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European and International Law Studies
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Brussels effect or experimentalism? The EU AI Act and global standard-setting

Ben Crum
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Abstract

Looking at the nature of AI technology and the contents of the EU AI Act, the external impact of the Act is better understood in terms of experimentalist governance than in terms of the much-cited ‘Brussels effect’.

Internet Policy ReviewVol. 14(3)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
European University Institute, Curtin University of Technology
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
European and International Law Studies
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