TechLaw Podcast: Future Regulation For Artificial Intelligence

The EU Data Act introduces new access by design requirements for connected products and related services, fundamentally changing how IoT providers must handle product data accessibility. As the first anniversary of the Act's general applicability approaches, manufacturers and service providers face critical compliance deadlines that will reshape data access standards across the smart device market.

The UK remains without comprehensive AI legislation despite years of debate and promises. Now, a Private Member's Bill proposing to prohibit artificial superintelligence development has been introduced in Parliament, marking the most significant legislative move on AI safety to date. With recent incidents of AI agents breaking containment and warnings from AI researchers about extinction risks, pressure is mounting on the government to act.

The transparency obligations introduced by Article 50 of the EU AI Act (Act) apply to AI providers (organisations that create or supply AI systems) and deployers (organisations that operate such systems as part of their business activities). The Act’s requirements are being phased in gradually and the transparency obligations that came into force on 2 August are one of the significant implementation milestones. The purpose of the Article 50 transparency obligations is to help individuals understand whether content is AI-generated.

We are delighted to launch our new podcast series, Insuring AI, which explores the broad range of questions that AI is throwing up for the insurance world.

Advertisers using AI-generated content face complex transparency requirements that vary significantly between the UK and EU. While UK law focuses on preventing consumer deception without explicit AI labelling mandates, the EU AI Act introduces strict disclosure obligations for 'deep fakes' that could catch even UK-based campaigns if they reach EU audiences.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a letter from its Chair and Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

AI traffic cameras are camera systems that use artificial intelligence to analyse images of vehicles and their occupants. Their purpose is not simply to photograph a registration plate or record vehicle speed. Instead, they are designed to assess whether the driver appears to be holding or using a handheld mobile phone, whether a seatbelt appears to be missing or incorrectly worn, and in some systems whether other risky behaviours may be present.

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The Tech 10 video series brings critical technology questions to the boardroom, examining how AI, cybersecurity, data foundations, and tech modernization are reshaping business strategy. In this episode, industry experts discuss the realities of cyber incident response, revealing the disconnect between executive expectations and operational recovery capabilities, and why true resilience requires more than just technological solutions.

The use of AI tools (eg ChatGPT or Claude) by pension scheme members is no longer hypothetical. It is already reshaping how some complaints are drafted, framed and pursued.