Survey carried out by the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Only 2% of those polled said they strongly agreed with the fact that the European legislation could substantially put European tech companies at a disadvantage compared to theircompetitors. 31% said they were undecided about the impact which the AI Act could have on the European tech sector and 35% failing to provide an answer. Among sceptics, British economist Franklin Allen of ImperialCollege London said it is "very difficult to write a clear ensemble of rules for something as new and dynamic as AI" and that the new system of rules on AI "limits some developments and innovations, which can be adequate depending on externalities and risks", according to Chicago Booth professor Christian Leuz. The poll found that 24% of experts believe the EU legislation could strengthen research and innovation, while 6% disagreed with such a forecast and 2% strongly disagreed. About 22% were undecided while the percentage of those who didn't respond remained unvaried.