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The politics and ideology of the EU AI act evaluated using the 5AIMS framework

The politics and ideology of the EU AI act evaluated using the 5AIMS framework
The politics and ideology of the EU AI act evaluated using the 5AIMS framework
This article extends the Four Internets framework for studying ideological approaches to Internet governance to the governance of AI (Artificial Intelligence Management Strategies, AIMS). The derivation of the 5AIMS framework is explained, and it is applied to the EU AI Act to show how the EU’s approach to AI regulation has shifted from its previous practice, eg with data protection. The framework is also used as a lens to critique the Act, and to frame the prospect of the Act repeating the Brussels effect of influencing global AI regulation.
2364-2831
420-433
O’Hara, K.
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Hall, W.
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O’Hara, K.
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Hall, W.
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O’Hara, K. and Hall, W. (2026) The politics and ideology of the EU AI act evaluated using the 5AIMS framework. European Data Protection Law Review, 11 (4), 420-433. (doi:10.21552/edpl/2025/4/7).

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This article extends the Four Internets framework for studying ideological approaches to Internet governance to the governance of AI (Artificial Intelligence Management Strategies, AIMS). The derivation of the 5AIMS framework is explained, and it is applied to the EU AI Act to show how the EU’s approach to AI regulation has shifted from its previous practice, eg with data protection. The framework is also used as a lens to critique the Act, and to frame the prospect of the Act repeating the Brussels effect of influencing global AI regulation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 December 2025
Published date: 1 September 2026
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Local EPrints ID: 511211
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/511211
DOI: doi:10.21552/edpl/2025/4/7
ISSN: 2364-2831
PURE UUID: b9e63e34-338d-48b0-8573-a4eb5fa6c32c
ORCID for K. O’Hara: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9051-4456
ORCID for W. Hall: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-7811

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Date deposited: 08 May 2026 16:30
Last modified: 09 May 2026 01:40

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Author: K. O’Hara ORCID iD
Author: W. Hall ORCID iD

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