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Tech companies to see digital regulation come to the UK
More than a year after its first reading in the House of Commons, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 received Royal Assent last Friday - one of a handful of bills to be passed in the “wash-up” period before Parliament was... Read more.
The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 becomes law in the UK
On 20 May 2024 the UK passed the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (“the Act”). With regulation widely seen as one of the primary hurdles to the adoption of self-driving vehicles, the Act marks a major step towards breaking down this barrier by creating... Read more.
Equality in AI: The EHRC’s Updated Approach to Regulating AI in the Workplace
As the potential for AI technologies to transform the workplace comes into ever greater focus, and as the capabilities of those technologies continues its rapid advance, concerns over the potential threat to workers’ rights and the challenges of... Read more.
EU AI Act to become law this summer
The final vote on the EU AI Act was passed yesterday (21st May), clearing the way for the Act to come into effect this summer. While political agreement was reached in December (see blog) further work was needed to finalise the details... Read more.
Cyber threats evolving as a result of new technologies, warns ICO
Cyber attacks are happening more frequently and will become increasingly sophisticated thanks to new technologies– organisations need to react accordingly. This was the message from the ICO in their report entitled “Learning from the... Read more.
Tech firms told to ‘tame toxic algorithms’ as Ofcom publishes child safety consultation
On 8 May, Ofcom published its child safety consultation as part of its ongoing implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’). Announcing the consultation, Ofcom’s chief executive claimed the proposed measures ‘will deliver a step-change in... Read more.
Smarter regulation? Data privacy impact of the Government’s deregulation agenda
On 16 May 2024, the UK Government released a White Paper on “Smarter Regulation: Delivering a regulatory environment for innovation, investment and growth”. The White Paper is the Government’s full formal response to the 2023 Call for evidence... Read more.
ICO looks at individuals’ rights in GenAI
The fourth chapter of the ICO’s s series consulting on GenAI focusses on individuals’ rights and how to engineer these into GenAI models. The chapter does not consider the right to rectification as this was covered in a previous chapter (see our... Read more.
ANNd here we go: UK IPO releases its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI
Last week, the UK IPO released its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI. This hotly anticipated re-release follows a temporary period of suspension of the guidelines after the High Court’s decision in Emotional... Read more.
ICO and Ofcom set out collaboration on supervision of online services
The ICO and Ofcom have published a joint statement on how they will collaborate to implement the vision they set out in their 2022 statement for a clear and coherent regulatory landscape for online services, ensuring compliance with both... Read more.
Ofcom Publishes Strategic Approach to AI
Ofcom has published its strategic approach to AI 2024/2025 setting out how the communications regulator plans to approach AI in the sectors it regulates, including fixed and mobile telecoms, TV and radio broadcasting, on-demand services, video... Read more.