Recommender Systems in the EU: from Responsibility to Regulation?

FAccTRec Workshop ’21, September 27–October 1, 2021, Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2021

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Sebastian Felix Schwemer

University of Copenhagen, Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR); University of Oslo, Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL)

Date Written: September 13, 2021

Abstract

Over recent years, the EU has increasingly looked at the regulation of various forms of automation and the use of algorithms. For recommender systems specifically, two recent legislative proposals by the European Commission, the Digital Services Act (DSA) from December 2020 and the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) from April 2021, should be of high interest. This paper analyses these two recent legislative proposals with a view to identify the regulatory trajectory in the EU as well as pinpoint potential shortcomings of the suggested routes. Whereas the instruments significantly differ in scope, it argues that both the DSA and the AIA may –directly and indirectly– regulate various aspects of recommender systems and thereby influence the debate on responsible recommender systems.

Suggested Citation

Schwemer, Sebastian Felix, Recommender Systems in the EU: from Responsibility to Regulation? (September 13, 2021). FAccTRec Workshop ’21, September 27–October 1, 2021, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3923003

Sebastian Felix Schwemer (Contact Author)

University of Copenhagen, Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) ( email )

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Copenhagen, 2300
Denmark

HOME PAGE: http://jura.ku.dk/schwemer

University of Oslo, Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL) ( email )

Karl Johans gt. 47
Domus Academica
Oslo, Oslo 0130
Norway

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