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Spring Budget 2024: announcements of interest to tech lawyers

News • March 7, 2024

The Chancellor has delivered the Spring Budget 2024. The key issues of interest to tech lawyers are set out below. University spin-outs At the Autumn Statement 2023, the UK government announced that it had accepted the recommendations in Professor Irene Tracey’s and Doctor Andrew Williamson’s independent review of university spin-outs. With the aim of helping…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-up

News • March 1, 2024

UK law ICO releases guidance on biometric data and recognition The ICO has issued guidance on biometric recognition, which highlights how the UK GDPR applies when biometric data is used in biometric recognition systems. The guidance also looks at the uses of biometric recognition and explains how these involve processing special category biometric data. It…

False citations: AI and ‘hallucination’

Analysis • February 26, 2024

Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Helen Hart look at the recent case of Harber, a tax case involving fictitious case references generated by ChatGPT…

House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee publishes report about LLMs and generative AI

News • February 5, 2024

It says that the UK government is concentrating too much on AI safety rather than opportunities….

European Commission launches AI innovation package to support AI startups and SMEs

News • January 26, 2024

The package includes establishing an AI Office to implement and enforce the AI Act….

Information Commissioner’s Office launches consultation series on generative AI

News • January 18, 2024

The first chapter is open for consultation now, and the consultation ends on 1 March….

UK government response to CMS AI and creative technology report published

News • January 18, 2024

The headline is that the government will not pursue a broad TDM exemption to copyright infringement….

CMA seeks views on Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI

News • December 12, 2023

It seeks views on whether the partnership, including recent developments, has resulted in a relevant merger situation and, if so, the impact that the merger could have on competition in the UK….

European Parliament and Council reach provisional agreement on AI Act

News • December 11, 2023

The draft regulation aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the European market and used in the EU are safe and respect fundamental rights and EU values. It also aims to stimulate investment and innovation….

Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill has first reading in the House of Lords

News • November 27, 2023

The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 22 November 2023. It provides that the UK government will create an AI Authority which will monitor the use and regulation of AI in the UK. It further sets out that regulation of AI should deliver safety, security and robustness;…