This article explores the regulatory landscape regarding AI and
considers what this means for professionals who use it.
The regulation of AI in the UK and globally is at an early
stage, and subject to change, as we all come to understand its
capability, and the risks, of using it. Different jurisdictions
have adopted varying approaches to AI, with a view to balancing the
risks and benefits but also to allow for innovation and investment
in this area.
AI Regulation in the UK
In the UK, regulation of AI remains an ongoing source of debate
and evolution.
The previous government's approach to AI regulation
In March 2023, the previous Conservative government published a
White Paper which looked at the risks and benefits of AI to
society, the current regulatory landscape potentially applicable to
AI, and set out a roadmap of how it proposed to develop and
approach AI specific regulation.
