White Paper Consultation Response: Regulating AI In The Workplace

In March 2023 the government published its White Paper on AI regulation. In less than a year, development in the field has been rapid, with regulators and legislators chasing to keep up. The government has now published its response to the consultation on the White Paper. We focus on what this tells us about future regulation for the use of AI in the workplace.

Since the publication of the AI White Paper last March, the UK has sought to position itself at the forefront of global collaboration on AI safety and research. In November 2023 it hosted the world's first AI Safety Summit, culminating in the Bletchley Declaration which outlined a shared vision on AI safety and ethics. Nevertheless, in its recent  response to the consultation on the White Paper, the government has reiterated its 'light touch' approach to regulating AI, favouring – for now - regulatory guidance over legislation. The focus remains on empowering regulators to enforce the White Paper's five