# The E.U.'s Artificial Intelligence Act: An Ordoliberal Assessment

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.12336 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.12336/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 19 Aug 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Addressing the regulatory gap: moving towards an EU AI audit ecosystem beyond the AI Act by including civil society](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2403.07904/) (2024)
- [High-Risk AI Systems and the Problem of Identity in the European AI Act](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.23922/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In light of the rise of generative AI and recent debates about the socio-political implications of large-language models and chatbots, this article investigates the E.U.'s Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), the world's first major attempt by a government body to address and mitigate the potentially negative impacts of AI technologies. The article critically analyzes the AIA from a distinct economic ethics perspective, i.e., ordoliberalism 2.0 - a perspective currently lacking in the academic literature. It evaluates, in particular, the AIA's ordoliberal strengths and weaknesses and proposes reform measures that could be taken to strengthen the AIA.