La regolazione dell’intelligenza artificiale: Stati Uniti e Unione europea alla ricerca di un possibile equilibrio

The regulation of artificial intelligence: the United States and the European Union in search of a possible balance

Abstract

In light of an analysis of recent regulatory interventions, the article examines how the European Union and the United States are addressing the largely common issues posed by artificial intelligence. The analysis shows the differences between
the two regulatory strategies (in terms of objectives, instruments and contents) and inquires the reasons laying behind them. Although moving in disparate directions, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic appear to be in search of a balance between the protection of individual rights and privacy on the one hand, and the promotion of competitiveness and innovation in the field of AI on the other. The article further examines a specific and highly debated use of AI, that is biometric recognition systems.