Guardrails, not barriers: Navigating AI Act readiness

IF 9.4 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Horizons Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-29 DOI:10.1016/j.bushor.2025.08.002

Karin Väyrynen, Jonny Holmström, Leif Sundberg, Heidi Hietala, Arto Lanamäki

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Abstract

Ongoing efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), like the recently adopted European AI Act, are affecting organizations already struggling to bolster AI readiness. While many fear that such regulations will stifle AI innovation, we argue that they instead set guardrails for, rather than present barriers to, AI initiatives. Thus, organizations must urgently prepare for compliance with the AI Act and similar regulations while ensuring continued AI initiative success. In this article, we provide the AI Act Readiness Framework, a 2x2 matrix to help organizations map their current AI Act readiness, and outline four strategies toward compliant AI initiatives. The framework provides a structured approach to move from low to high AI Act readiness by better understanding the legal obligations and required compliance. We also outline five managerial recommendations that organizations could employ for increased AI Act readiness. Via these efforts, this article contributes to AI preparation in business with a framework to assess organizational readiness regarding AI regulation and envisions a future in which AI is developed responsibly.

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护栏，而不是障碍：引导AI法案准备就绪

监管人工智能（AI）的持续努力，比如最近通过的《欧洲人工智能法案》（European AI Act），正在影响那些已经在努力提高人工智能准备程度的组织。虽然许多人担心这些法规会扼杀人工智能创新，但我们认为，它们只是为人工智能举措设置了护栏，而不是设置了障碍。因此，组织必须紧急准备遵守人工智能法案和类似的法规，同时确保人工智能计划的持续成功。在本文中，我们提供了人工智能行为准备框架，这是一个2x2矩阵，可帮助组织绘制其当前的人工智能行为准备情况，并概述了实现合规人工智能计划的四种策略。该框架提供了一种结构化的方法，通过更好地理解法律义务和所需的合规性，从低到高的人工智能法案准备度。我们还概述了五项管理建议，组织可以采用这些建议来提高人工智能法案的准备程度。通过这些努力，本文通过一个框架来评估组织对人工智能监管的准备情况，并展望人工智能负责任地发展的未来，从而为企业中的人工智能准备做出贡献。

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Business Horizons BUSINESS-

CiteScore

17.70

自引率

5.40%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is dedicated to publishing original articles that appeal to both business academics and practitioners. Our editorial focus is on covering a diverse array of topics within the broader field of business, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical business issues and proposing practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire readers to approach business practices from new and innovative perspectives. Business Horizons occupies a distinctive position among business publications by offering articles that strike a balance between academic rigor and practical relevance. As such, our articles are grounded in scholarly research yet presented in a clear and accessible format, making them relevant to a broad audience within the business community.