May 25, 2023 Transparency and generative AI – opening the black box? By Richard Barker As generative AI continues to dominate headlines, one aspect that governments and regulators across the world are trying to grapple with...
May 11, 2023 CMA launches initial review of AI foundation models By Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to showcase its proactivity regarding the rising adoption of AI, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has recently announced...
Apr 05, 2023 Investing in Generative AI By James Cook Callum Morganti Nick Johnston Public interest in generative AI has reached a fever pitch since the release of GPT-4, the latest edition of OpenAI’s large language...
Apr 05, 2023 Another change of tack: can a new code crack the TDM riddle? By Issabella Cardu As part of the continuing debate on how best to balance the rights of AI developers and IP rights holders in the context of text and data...
Mar 31, 2023 UK’s plans for AI Regulation published on day Elon Musk calls for pause in AI development By Natalie Donovan On the day that Elon Musk and over 1000 AI experts called for a pause in the “out-of-control race” to develop ever more powerful AI, the...
Mar 23, 2023 Does ChatGPT pose a cyber threat? The NCSC looks at the risks and how to stay safe By Natalie Donovan It’s fair to say that ChatGPT has caught our attention – it is one of the fastest growing consumer applications ever, reaching 100...
Feb 22, 2023 WEF: Without AI we won’t meet ESG Goals By Natalie Donovan The World Economic Forum has recently said that without AI, we won’t meet ESG goals and beat climate change. It is clear that...
Feb 21, 2023 Tech and Sustainability are inseparable: key takeaways from ClimateTech roundtable By Laura Houston Harry Hecht George Mole Chaya Kupperman +1 more... Show less There is nothing novel in the suggestion that technology has a central role to play in tackling the climate crisis. However, after...
Feb 03, 2023 Are the Floodgates Opening? The Future of Large Datasets in AI By Matthew Harman The use of large third-party datasets in the development of AI models has been a contentious issue for some time now. In the latest...
Jan 26, 2023 ICO tech report highlights privacy challenges for four key technologies By Natalie Donovan The ICO is encouraging developers to consider privacy at an early stage when implementing new technologies and, in its first annual...
Jan 20, 2023 Accountability and technology: imagining the future of the SM&CR By Emily Bradley The Senior Managers and Certification Regime or 'SM&CR', a regulatory lever which seeks to foster greater individual accountability...
Nov 24, 2022 ICO warns immature biometric technologies could discriminate, and organisations may be investigated By Natalie Donovan The ICO has warned organisations to carefully assess the risks if considering using emotion analysis technologies as they will be...
Nov 18, 2022 The ICO publishes tips on how to improve your use of AI By Natalie Donovan The ICO has published new AI guidance, setting out its top tips on how to use AI and personal data appropriately and lawfully. It can...
Oct 24, 2022 UKIPO publishes guidance on examining patent applications for AI inventions By Richard Barker As promised in its response to its Call for Views on AI and IP, the UKIPO has published a set of guidelines clarifying how it will...
Oct 12, 2022 How to regulate the use of AI in financial services – still looking for answers By Selmin Hakki How to regulate AI is the subject of a wide-ranging debate, both in the UK and internationally. One of the critical issues in this debate...
Jul 25, 2022 A “background hygiene factor”? The UKIPO publishes its study on IP and investment in AI By George Mole In its recent study on IP and investment in AI, the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”) considered the extent to which the UK’s IP...