EU · binding regulation
EU AI Act
EU-AIA-2024
Treatment of Technological Sovereignty
implicitRecitals 1-5 + EU competence framing; AI Office establishes EU capacity
Primary source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Comparative jurisdictional memo · Technological Sovereignty
EU AI Act vs Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI
Verdict: asymmetricDownload PDF
US · executive order
Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI
US-EO-14110
Treatment of Technological Sovereignty
governs§4.8 + CHIPS Act overlap (BIS export controls, domestic compute)
Primary source: Exec. Order No. 14110, 88 Fed. Reg. 75191 (Nov. 1, 2023)
What this comparison shows
On the topic of Technological Sovereignty, EU AI Act is classified as implicit and Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI as governs. The editorial verdict is asymmetric. One regime addresses the topic explicitly while the other covers it only implicitly or not at all; this is a likely site of regulatory arbitrage and a candidate for comparative-law follow-up.
Contested question: Can mid-sized economies sustain frontier-tier AI capability domestically, or does the compute-cost curve favour US/CN/EU only? Active debate in India, Brazil, ASEAN policy literatures.
Bibliography
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — EU AI Act.
- Exec. Order No. 14110, 88 Fed. Reg. 75191 (Nov. 1, 2023) — Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI.
- Policy Window — Technological Sovereignty (cross-jurisdiction topic article with full 26-instrument coverage matrix).