Aalborg University Business School

AI Governance
and Ethics

Become an expert on AI policy. Write a brief for Denmark's Minister for Digitization. Shape the conversation.

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Policy Brief Project

MSc Business Data Science
Spring 2026

8
Governance Topics

Feb 26

Final Presentations

The Project

What you'll be doing

AI governance is one of the most consequential policy challenges of our time. In this project, you will engage directly with the debates shaping how societies respond to artificial intelligence.

  1. Claim a topic from the eight governance themes. Each addresses a distinct dimension of AI policy relevant to Denmark and the EU.
  2. Research deeply. Start with the required reading, then explore supplementary materials, podcasts, and current developments.
  3. Write a policy brief (2,000–3,000 words) addressed to Denmark's Minister for Digitization. Make concrete recommendations.
  4. Present your findings (15–20 minutes) to the class. Defend your analysis. Engage with questions.

Your briefs will be published on this site after presentations, creating a resource for future students and anyone interested in Danish AI governance.

Program MSc Business Data Science
Group Size 3–4 Students
Brief Length 2,000–3,000 words
Presentation 15–20 minutes

Timeline

Three weeks to go
Feb 6
Kickoff & Topic Claiming
Feb 6–12
Initial Research
Feb 13–19
Draft Policy Brief
Feb 20–25
Finalize Brief & Slides
Feb 26
Presentations

The 8 Topics

Choose your focus
01

AI Risk Frameworks

Amodei, "The Adolescence of Technology"

~7,500 words · Anthropic CEO

 02

AI and Work Obsolescence

Balwit, "My Last Five Years of Work"

~4,500 words · Personal essay

 03

AI as Normal Technology

Narayanan & Kapoor

~6,500 words · Counter-narrative

 04

Geopolitical Competition

Aschenbrenner, "The Free World Must Prevail"

~7,000 words · US-China race

 05

European Digital Sovereignty

Bria, "Reclaiming Europe's Digital Sovereignty"

~6,000 words · EuroStack

 06

Open Source AI and Power

Widder et al., "Open (For Business)"

~8,000 words · Critique

 07

AI and Democracy

Csernatoni, Carnegie Europe

~4,500 words · Elections

 08

Labor and AI

ITUC, "Implications for Trade Unions"

~6,500 words · Global labor

Policy Brief

2,000–3,000 words written for Denmark's Minister for Digitization. Clear recommendations, evidence-based arguments, Danish and European context. Acknowledge trade-offs.

Presentation

15–20 minutes presenting to the class. Explain your analysis, defend your recommendations, engage with questions from peers and instructor.

Early 2026

  • DeepSeek restrictions: Australia and Czech Republic banned from government devices over security concerns.
  • EU AI Act: Full application August 2, 2026. Regulatory sandboxes required.
  • Danish AI Law: Bill introduced February 2025, among first EU implementations.
  • DeepSeek paper: January 2026 training architecture may reshape industry.