Legal challenges landscape
This publication maps the emerging legal challenges landscape surrounding artificial intelligence in the European Union through a comparative analysis of 20 landmark cases between 2022 and 2025. While substantial academic attention has focused on the use of AI within legal proceedings or theoretical liability frameworks, there remains a scarcity of empirical analysis concerning litigation about … Read more
Media discourse analysis
This publication investigates the construction of AI narratives within the European press, analysing how “success” and “failure” were framed between 2022 and 2025. Through a computational analysis of 31,294 articles across France, Germany, Ireland, and Spain, the research maps the themes, patterns, and temporal trends related to AI success and failure, identifying key topics, terminology, … Read more
Social media analysis of AI applications
This publication examines how public discourse on social media negotiates, shapes, and contests the definitions of AI “success” and “failure.” Drawing on a comparative dataset of user-generated content from Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube across France, Germany, Ireland, and Spain, the research applies lexicometric and network analysis to identify recurring societal tensions. The findings indicate that … Read more
Gendered perspectives among SME representatives
This publication examines how Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) perceive and address gender bias in artificial intelligence systems. While AI bias is increasingly recognised as a critical concern, existing literature predominantly focuses on large technology firms, leaving a significant gap regarding the experiences of SMEs. This research addresses that deficiency by investigating the specific structural … Read more
Typology of success criteria for innovative SME awards
This publication develops a typology of how “success” in artificial intelligence (AI) is defined and operationalised through innovation awards within the AI innovation ecosystem, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Innovation awards are not treated as neutral or purely symbolic instruments, but as influential evaluative mechanisms that translate future-oriented visions of … Read more
Analysis of Civil Society Organisations’ perspectives on AI impact on gender imbalance
This report looks into civil society organisations’ (CSOs) perspectives on artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on AI-related gender bias, existing mitigation practices, and the structural constraints shaping CSO engagement. CSOs are positioned as key instruments of democratic accountability within the European AI governance landscape, with close connections to gender-marginalised communities and their lived experiences … Read more
Narrative framework on success among SME representatives
This report examines how European digital small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) articulate and understand “success” in relation to artificial intelligence (AI). SME’s are critical actors in the European AI ecosystem, as they are both developers and deployerrs of these emerging systems. The analysis is grounded in a Sociology of Expectations (SoE) approach, which understands technological … Read more
Success criteria by professional associations in the EU
This publication explores how success criteria for Artificial Intelligence are articulated in 22 policies and guidelines issued by legal, healthcare, and engineering professional associations in the EU between 2018 and 2025. Employing a mixed-method approach that combines manual thematic analysis with unsupervised topic modelling (BERTopic), the study maps social expectations across sector-specific themes, including human … Read more
Success criteria set by ACM and IEEE
This publication examines how “successful AI” is defined by leading ICT professional bodies, focusing on the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It analyses 11 key policies, codes of conduct, guidelines, and standards issued between 2018 and 2025, exploring how professional expectations shape responsible AI development and … Read more
Evolution of supranational institutional success criteria in post-2018 AI guidelines
This publication analyses how “successful AI” is defined by supranational institutions. It examines 13 key policies, guidelines, and regulations issued by supranational bodies, including the EU, OECD, UN, and Council of Europe, between 2018 and 2025. Using a mixed-method approach that combines qualitative thematic analysis with unsupervised topic modelling (BERTopic), the study maps how social … Read more
AI Success criteria by national standards and ISO regulatory bodies
This publication examines how “successful AI” is defined in international and national technical standards. It analyses 36 AI-related standards and reports issued by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 and the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) between 2018 and 2025, tracing how social expectations around AI performance, risk, and governance are formally articulated. Using a mixed-method approach … Read more
