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This paper explores a theoretical framework for anticipatory governance of quantum technologies, using the Quantum Europe Strategy as a case study to discuss regulatory adaptation amidst computational irreducibility. While it touches on legal theory and the societal implications of emerging tech, its primary subject is not the technology itself but rather the policy mechanisms required to manage it.
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Governing the Rule Space. Ruliology, Computational Irreducibility and Anticipatory Governance of Quantum Technologies

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arXiv:2610.26423v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The regulation of emerging technologies is often conceived as a strategy of catching up, because legislators arrive too late. Yet gathering signals, constructing scenarios and adapting rules to an anticipated future are fundamental tasks for those entrusted with governance, including the governance of rules themselves. The literature on so-called future law has already shown that anticipation means building institutional capabilities rather than predicting outcomes precisely (anticipatory governance). Taking this premise as its starting point, this article proposes to understand regulation as an exploration of the transformations that may occur. The Ruliological Framework for Anticipatory Regulation distinguishes rules, transformations and trajectories, assessing alternatives and possible developments. Within this approach, computational irreducibility is adopted conditionally, not as a demonstrated property of legal systems. The Quantum Europe Strategy provides a case study and further grounds for reflection.

Abstract:The regulation of emerging technologies is often conceived as a strategy of catching up, because legislators arrive too late. Yet gathering signals, constructing scenarios and adapting rules to an anticipated future are fundamental tasks for those entrusted with governance, including the governance of rules themselves. The literature on so-called future law has already shown that anticipation means building institutional capabilities rather than predicting outcomes precisely (anticipatory governance). Taking this premise as its starting point, this article proposes to understand regulation as an exploration of the transformations that may occur. The Ruliological Framework for Anticipatory Regulation distinguishes rules, transformations and trajectories, assessing alternatives and possible developments. Within this approach, computational irreducibility is adopted conditionally, not as a demonstrated property of legal systems. The Quantum Europe Strategy provides a case study and further grounds for reflection.

English translation of an article originally published in Italian in Rivista della Corte dei conti, no. 4 (2026), pp. 27 - 41. Published with the journal's permission

Computation and Language (cs.CL); Computers and Society (cs.CY)

arXiv:2610.26423 [cs.CL]

(or arXiv:2610.26423v1 [cs.CL] for this version)

Rivista della Corte dei conti, n. 4 (2026), pp. 27 - 41

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