Artificial Intelligence in the Ukrainian Public Administration System
Legal Development and Implementation Risks
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https://doi.org/10.46282/blr.2025.9.2.1062Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration, Smart City, Digital Transformation, Urban Digitalisation, Legal Regulation, AI-based Decision-Making, Innovative Governance TechnologiesAbstract
The study explores the integration of AI into the Ukrainian public administration system in the context of global regulatory developments. It identifies the main development vectors, legal challenges, and governance risks associated with AI implementation. The research combines comparative legal analysis, systemic interpretation, and predictive modelling to assess the current state and future trajectories of AI regulation. Based on international and Ukrainian experience, the paper proposes key directions for developing a coherent legal and institutional framework to ensure transparency, accountability, and human-rights protection in AI governance, as well as the capabilities of the “state in a smartphone” and the use of AI in local self-government.
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