Commentary: The GenAI governance gap

2026/03/13 by Natali Helberger · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Business, Management and Accounting · Medicine · #Information Systems Theories and Implementation #Innovation and Socioeconomic Development #Global Health and Surgery

paper · doi:10.1080/1369118x.2026.2638354

openalex publication_date 2026/03/13 · openalex created_date 2026/03/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

This special issue highlights that AI governance involves a diverse range of societal actors along the AI value chain that operate with varying levels of coordination. The article by Fu, Lin and Ya...

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• #OutNow in #iCS In this commentary, Helberger introduces the idea of a GenAI governance gap, arguing that centralised models such as the EU AI Act overlook the distributed, multi-actor realities of A [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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