Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice
The impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) are often framed as an uncontrollable wave of technological change. But AI's trajectory is not preordained—its governance is a human choice, one that hinges on global institutions that are effective, coherent, and resilient to AI's own disruptions. As AI systems grow more powerful, states and international institutions today face mounting pressure to address their impacts. How can they govern this changing technology, in a rapidly changing world, using tools that may themselves be altered by AI? Architectures of Global AI Governance provides the conceptual and practical tools to tackle this question. Drawing from technology law, global governance scholarship, and history, the book maps AI's growing global stakes, traces the trajectory of the global AI regime complex, and sets the scaffolding for new institutions. The book argues that, in crafting a global AI governance architecture, we must reckon with three facets of change: sociotechnical changes in AI systems' uses and impacts; AI-driven changes in the fabric of international law; and political changes in the global AI regime complex. Many AI governance approaches will be too static unless they adapt to these forces. In response, Architectures of Global AI Governance equips researchers and policymakers with insights and actionable recommendations for questions of regulatory approach, instrument choice, and regime design. More than just an inquiry into how to govern AI, this book explores the changing face of global cooperation in the intelligence era—and how we can safeguard human choice over a future of transformative technological change. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
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Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice
The impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) are often framed as an uncontrollable wave of technological change. But AI's trajectory is not preordained—its governance is a human choice, one that hinges on global institutions that are effective, coherent, and resilient to AI's own disruptions. As AI systems grow more powerful, states and international institutions today face mounting pressure to address their impacts. How can they govern this changing technology, in a rapidly changing world, using tools that may themselves be altered by AI? Architectures of Global AI Governance provides the conceptual and practical tools to tackle this question. Drawing from technology law, global governance scholarship, and history, the book maps AI's growing global stakes, traces the trajectory of the global AI regime complex, and sets the scaffolding for new institutions. The book argues that, in crafting a global AI governance architecture, we must reckon with three facets of change: sociotechnical changes in AI systems' uses and impacts; AI-driven changes in the fabric of international law; and political changes in the global AI regime complex. Many AI governance approaches will be too static unless they adapt to these forces. In response, Architectures of Global AI Governance equips researchers and policymakers with insights and actionable recommendations for questions of regulatory approach, instrument choice, and regime design. More than just an inquiry into how to govern AI, this book explores the changing face of global cooperation in the intelligence era—and how we can safeguard human choice over a future of transformative technological change. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
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Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice

Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice

by Matthijs M. Maas
Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice
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Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice

Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice

by Matthijs M. Maas

Overview

The impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) are often framed as an uncontrollable wave of technological change. But AI's trajectory is not preordained—its governance is a human choice, one that hinges on global institutions that are effective, coherent, and resilient to AI's own disruptions. As AI systems grow more powerful, states and international institutions today face mounting pressure to address their impacts. How can they govern this changing technology, in a rapidly changing world, using tools that may themselves be altered by AI? Architectures of Global AI Governance provides the conceptual and practical tools to tackle this question. Drawing from technology law, global governance scholarship, and history, the book maps AI's growing global stakes, traces the trajectory of the global AI regime complex, and sets the scaffolding for new institutions. The book argues that, in crafting a global AI governance architecture, we must reckon with three facets of change: sociotechnical changes in AI systems' uses and impacts; AI-driven changes in the fabric of international law; and political changes in the global AI regime complex. Many AI governance approaches will be too static unless they adapt to these forces. In response, Architectures of Global AI Governance equips researchers and policymakers with insights and actionable recommendations for questions of regulatory approach, instrument choice, and regime design. More than just an inquiry into how to govern AI, this book explores the changing face of global cooperation in the intelligence era—and how we can safeguard human choice over a future of transformative technological change. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198877905
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 09/30/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 624
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Dr. Matthijs M. Maas is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Law & AI, and a research affiliate with the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge. His research focuses on international institutional design for the governance of advanced AI systems, arms control regimes for military AI, and the impacts of AI technologies on international law. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Copenhagen.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: AI and Change
  • Part I. FOUNDATIONS OF CHANGE
  • 1: The Stakes of AI: Progress, Trajectories, Impacts
  • 2: Scaling Law for AI: Issues, Necessity, and Feasibility
  • 3: The Global AI Governance Architecture: Past and Futures
  • Part II. FACETS OF CHANGE
  • 4: Sociotechnical Change: AI as Regulatory Rationale and Target
  • 5: Governance Disruption: How AI Changes International Law
  • 6: Regime Complexity: AI in a Changing Governance Architecture
  • Part III. FRAMEWORKS FOR CHOICE
  • 7: Framing a Global AI Regime Complex in Five Steps
  • Conclusion: Choosing to Change AI
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