Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What is at stake in regulating AI in digital governance? As AI and digital technologies advance rapidly, governance frameworks struggle to keep pace with emerging applications and risks.

In this talk, Professor Matthew Liao, New York University, moderated by Professor Janina Dill, Blavatnik School of Government, will ask six questions to analyse governance frameworks:

1. What should be regulated (data, algorithms, sectors, or risk levels)?
2. Why regulate (ethics, legal compliance, market failures, or national interests)?
3. Who should regulate (industry, government, or public stakeholders)?
4. When should regulation occur?
5. Where should it take place (local, national, or international levels)?
6. How should regulation be enacted (hard versus soft regulation)?

Professor Liao will compare the European Union's AI Act to US regulation, revealing key differences.

Blavatnik School of Government,
University of Oxford
bsg.ox.ac.uk