The legal and regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence is shifting, and this is the book that will equip you to navigate it with clarity and authority.
Gathering contributions from leading experts in the field, this edited volume provides one of the first in-depth examinations of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) in its final form. It is not a mere commentary. Rather, it delivers a critical and structured analysis of how the AI Act will reconfigure the governance of digital technologies in Europe and beyond.
The chapters engage closely with the legal text, unpacking its architecture, regulatory logic, and underlying normative choices. Key elements of the framework - ranging from high-risk systems and prohibited practices to conformity assessments and the institutional role of national authorities - are examined in detail, with an eye to both doctrinal coherence and regulatory practice.
Importantly, the volume situates the AI Act within the broader EU legal landscape, exploring its intersection with instruments such as the General Data Protection Regulation, the Medical Devices Regulation, and other sector-specific regimes. In doing so, it exposes synergies, tensions, and unresolved questions that will shape implementation and enforcement.
The analysis is not confined to the European context. Dedicated chapters on the approaches adopted in non-EU jurisdictions provide a comparative dimension, highlighting both shared concerns and diverging regulatory philosophies. The result is a richer understanding of where global AI governance may be heading and how fragmented or coordinated it might become.
Designed for legal scholars, practitioners, regulators, and policy experts, this book is more than a reference: it is an indispensable guide to the law that will define Europe's approach to artificial intelligence for years to come.

Written by internationally recognised experts shaping the academic and policy debate on AI regulation Delivers authoritative analysis grounded in both legal theory and real-world regulatory practice Connects the AI Act with the GDPR, sectoral laws, and global regulatory frameworks

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Vera Lúcia Raposo is passionate by all legal fields related to new technologies, including artificial intelligence. Vera is an Associate Professor of Law and Technology with Aggregation and currently serves as Vice-Dean at NOVA School of Law, NOVA University Lisbon. She has taught at institutions worldwide, including the University of Macau, the University of Coimbra, Agostinho Neto University in Angola, and the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, and has supervised postgraduate research at the University of Hong Kong. Her current students focus on the regulatory and ethical implications of AI, with projects addressing GDPR compliance, brain-machine interfaces, and the use of AI in healthcare. Vera is a member of the European Association of Health Law, serves on the Board of Governors of the World Association for Medical Law, and is part of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Health Law. She is also a peer reviewer for several academic journals and was named a fellow of the Hastings Center in 2024. Her research and publications address cutting-edge issues in digital and biomedical law, with particular emphasis on artificial intelligence, medical liability, and the legal challenges posed by emerging technologies such as the metaverse.

Inhalt

Part I - General framework of the AIA.- Ethics First? On the EU Approach to AI Governance.- The EU's common values (Art 2 EU-Treaty) as the underlying philosophy of the AI Act.- Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: under the European legal eye.- Part II The AI Act's content.- Definition of AI.- Appraising the InstitutionalFramework of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act).- Prohibited Artificial Intelligence Practices Revisited.- High-risk AI systems.- Regulating Non-High-Risk AI Systems under the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act, with Special Focus on the Role of Soft Law.- Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems not covered by the AI Regulation.-Enforcing the AI Act in a composite EU administration.- Regulatory sandboxes for trustworthy AI - An EU framework for experimenting AI systems and fostering agile regulation.- Part III Contextualization of the AI Act within existing legal frameworks.- The AI Act and Data Protection: The Interplay between artificial intelligence and data: the AI Act and the GDPR.- Consumer protection in light of the new AI Act: Behind the smiles: emotional ai, consumer trust, and the EU's regulatory response.- AI Act and MDR: Investigating Regulatory Overlaps, Influences, and Joint Application Issues.- Part IV - The AI Act versus other AI regulations around the world.- AI Regulation in the UK.- Regulatory Issues related AI Development and Use: A comparative analysis of Chinese and EU laws.- Juxtaposing approaches to risk-based AI governance in different 'rights' contexts: A comparative analysis between Singapore and the EU.- Taiwan's AI Regulatory Approach: A Sector-based Regulatory Approach.- Artificial Intelligence Regulation in the United States: A Patchwork of Laws.- Part V. Conclusive notes.- Reflections on the AI Act - Brussels, do we have a problem?.