A tension exists across AI policies between ensuring ethical use of AI and promoting economic benefit, with different countries prioritizing different sides¶
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q2 i? The EU, China, and USA emphasize ensuring ethical use of AI while other countries (Rwanda, Egypt, UAE, UK, Japan) more strongly emphasize economic or societal benefit. → Kaliisa 2025
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Kaliisa 2025¶
Kaliisa, R., Baker, R. S., Wasson, B., & Prinsloo, P. (2025). The Coming but Uneven Storm: How AI Regulation Will Impact AI and Learning Analytics Research in Different Countries. Journal of Learning Analytics, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2025.8495
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Comparative analysis across 11 regulatory documents found a discernible tension: the EU, China, and USA focus on safety and algorithmic discrimination, while countries such as Rwanda, Egypt, UAE, and Japan emphasize AI's economic and societal potential. The article reports this as a pattern from its OECD-framework coding.
"tension can be seen across policies between ensuring the ethical use of AI (EU, China, USA) and promoting economic or other forms of benefit (more emphasized in other countries)"
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A tension exists across AI policies between ensuring ethical use of AI and promoting economic benefit, with different countries prioritizing different sides |
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A tension exists across AI policies between ensuring ethical use of AI and promoting economic benefit, with different countries prioritizing different sides |
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