Intelligenza artificiale e fonti del diritto: verso un nuovo concetto di soft law? La rimozione dei contenuti terroristici online come case-study

Artificial intelligence and sources of law: towards a new concept of soft law? The removal of terrorist content online as a case-study

Abstract

This article addresses the regulation of artificial intelligence aimed at detecting and removing terrorist content online. After pointing out the lack of traditional sources of law – both binding and non-binding – in this field, the author highlights a pervasive and potentially dangerous role of terms of service and community standards adopted by private actors, who play the role of (quasi) law-makers. The conclusions of this work argue in favour of a stronger involvement of traditional regulators and, hence, of traditional sources.