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DOI: Directing Artificial Intelligence To Global Governance: Evolution Of International Legal Regulation
Rakhmanov Shukhrat , Doctor of Legal Sciences (DSc), Professor, UzbekistanAbstract
This study analyzes the evolution of international legal regulation of artificial intelligence and its role in global governance formation. Using systematic literature review, comparative legal analysis, and documentary analysis methods, the research examines key international instruments, including OECD AI Principles, UNESCO’s Recommendation on AI Ethics, the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, and the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention. The study identifies a risk-based regulatory approach as the emerging paradigm and reveals the sovereignty-internationalism paradox—the tension between state control and cross-border cooperation necessities. Results demonstrate significant diversity in regional models: the EU’s comprehensive supranational regulation, the US’s sectoral approach, and China’s centralized state control. The research emphasizes the fundamental importance of human rights principles and proposes establishing new institutional mechanisms, potentially an international AI agency, to ensure effective global governance balancing technological innovation with fundamental rights protection.
Keywords
Artificial intelligence, international legal regulation, global governance
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