HLS Beyond Presents: Regulate or Innovate? A Comparative Look at AI Governance in the EU and US

Join this lunchtime discussion amongst 3 of your peers, Florence Seghers (LLM25),  Stefan Heiss (LLM25) & Christian Eggers (JD25), whose research focuses on the divergent regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence in the European Union and the United States. While the EU emphasizes proactive regulation (the Brussels effect) and ex ante standards to shape technology development responsibly, the US favors a lighter-touch approach aimed at fostering innovation and market-driven solutions. Given the ever-changing political and regulatory landscape, this panel of HLS students will examine the critical question of democracy’s role in governing emerging technologies and the broader implications for global AI leadership. Lunch will be provided. REGISTRATION required.