# The EU AI Act and the Rights-based Approach to Technological Governance

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22920 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.22920/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 5 of its 39 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 24 Mar 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 5 of 5)

- [Conformity Assessments and Post-market Monitoring: A Guide to the Role of Auditing in the Proposed European AI Regulation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2111.05071/) (2021)
- [Risk management in the Artificial Intelligence Act](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.03109/) (2022)
- [Unlocking the Black Box: Analysing the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's Framework for Explainability in AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.14868/) (2025)
- [The Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) in the AI Act: Roots, legal obligations and key elements for a model template](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.15149/) (2024)
- [A Robust Governance for the AI Act: AI Office, AI Board, Scientific Panel, and National Authorities](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.10369/) (2024)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Becoming Suspicious Across Borders: Algorithmic Extraterritoriality and AI-Driven Financial Surveillance](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.03425/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The EU AI Act constitutes an important development in shaping the Union's digital regulatory architecture. The Act places fundamental rights at the heart of a risk-based governance framework. The article examines how the AI Act institutionalises a human-centric approach to AI and how the AI Act's provisions explicitly and implicitly embed the protection of rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. It argues that fundamental rights function not merely as aspirational goals, but as legal thresholds and procedural triggers across the lifecycle of an AI system. The analysis suggests that the AI Act has the potential to serve as a model for rights-preserving AI systems, while acknowledging that challenges will emerge at the level of implementation.