Can Constitutional Law Protect Us From AI? | Prof. Raquel Brízida Castro | RegulatingAI Podcast

The RegulatingAI Podcast welcomes Prof. Raquel Brízida Castro to examine how Europe's AI regulatory framework measures up against core constitutional protections.

📌 Topics Covered:

~ The EU AI Act’s categorisation of risk – does it go far enough?

~ The collision between data sovereignty, latency, and user rights

~ Why current legal remedies like GDPR aren't enough for generative AI

~ Does the Brussels effect stand a chance against the Washington effect?

~ Will national courts lose relevance in the age of EU digital regulation?

~ Raquel's legal insight warns of a quiet constitutional revolution underway and why citizen protection must evolve urgently.

🎧 Watch Now: This conversation is vital for anyone navigating AI governance in democratic societies.

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquel-a-br%C3%ADzida-castro-15317a105/

⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction to the podcast and guest, Raquel Brízida Castro

2:21 Magnificent Introduction

2:58 The EU AI Act from a Constitutional Law Perspective

3:20 Constitutional Challenges and the Digital Social Democratic Rule of Law

5:59 New Fundamental Rights in the AI Age

8:27 The Right to Explainability: Rule of Law vs. Rule of Algorithm

11:34 Is the EU AI Act's Risk-Based Approach Adequate?

12:05 The Impact of AI on Fundamental Rights

14:52 Regulation vs. Bureaucracy and Self-Regulation

16:26 The Implementation of the AI Act and its Challenges

21:58 The EU vs. US Approach: Regulation vs. Innovation

23:55 The False Dilemma Between Regulating and Innovation

27:09 The Washington Effect

30:51 Implications for American Companies in Europe

31:49 Digital Sovereignty and the Problem of Latency

35:28 Constitutional Safeguards and Regulatory Overreach

35:40 The Primacy of European Law and the Role of Constitutional Courts

38:58 The Two-Year Moratorium on the EU Act

40:30 Lightning Round of Questions

43:24 Final thoughts