

An article by Professor Naoto Ikegai (Graduate School of Law), “The EU’s AI Regulatory Framework: AI Regulation Before and After Generative AI,” was published in Law and Computers (42) in July 2024. This article argues that the focused risks in AI regulation debates, which are progressing in various countries, have changed before and after the rapid expansion of generative AI’s influence. Considering the complementary relationship between the EU’s AI and Digital Services Act, this article identifies the following issues for AI regulation in Japan: the need to examine the legal framework for risk assessment and mitigation by AI providers themselves, as the approaches and targets for addressing risks from AI systems that existed before generative AI and risks to the information environment posed by generative AI differ significantly; and the necessity of addressing risks of misinformation and disinformation caused by generative AI by taking measures on both AI systems that generate information and platforms where information circulates.