Information Systems in the Regulatory Landscape
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Item type: Item , Regulatory Intermediaries and Chains – the Complex Process of Sensemaking for AI Act Implementation in Finland(2026-01-06) Tervo, Erkki; Väyrynen, Karin; Iivari, NettaThe European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act entered into force in August 2024. It aims to address different risks involved with AI systems. The regulation not only concerns organizations providing or deploying AI systems, but it mandates EU Member States to comply with the AI Act and change national law, if necessary. Member States act in the role of a regulatory intermediary (RI) for the AI Act. We conducted an interpretive case study to understand how a working group tasked with Finland’s national-level AI Act implementation made sense of changes the AI Act required to the national law for designation of National Competent Authorities. We contribute to Information Systems research by shedding light on the institutional process leading to new national law, highlighting Member States' role as an RI in implementing the AI Act on a national-level and introducing the concept of a regulatory chain involving multiple RIs.Item type: Item , Regulating Deceptive Design: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and EU Laws on Dark Patterns(2026-01-06) Chen, Justin; Gumusel, Ece; Sutton , Joshua; Zhou, Kyrie Zhixuan; Oh, Sang-HwaWith the expansion of digital interactions, users are increasingly subject to dark patterns—interface designs intended to manipulate decision-making. Regulatory responses from the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) aim to mitigate these practices, yet protections remain inconsistent across jurisdictions. Despite growing concern, there is limited research comparing how EU and US regulations approach dark patterns. This paper conducts a thematic analysis and word frequency test of relevant regulations, finding that EU frameworks insufficiently address specific technological risks and lack extended safeguards for vulnerable groups. In contrast, US regulations fall short in governing gatekeepers’ use of manipulative designs and lack robust oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The paper concludes with recommendations, including expanding protections for vulnerable users in the EU and strengthening gatekeeper and AI-related provisions in the US.Item type: Item , Introduction to the Minitrack on Information Systems in the Regulatory Landscape(2026-01-06) Kurtz, Christian; Burmeister, Fabian; Elkin-Koren, Niva; Mast, Tobias