UK law Gambling Commission issues industry warning notice about licensed software appearing on illegal market The Gambling Commission has issued an industry warning notice about licensed software appearing on illegal markets. The Commission said that it knows about casino games supplied by licensed operators appearing on unlicensed websites available to consumers in Grean Britain illegally….
The UK government has published its response to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee report on the governance of AI. It thanks the Committee for its report, and notes the conclusions and recommendations. It agrees with the Committee that AI-specific legislation is required. and says that it will shortly publish a…
The UK government has issued its response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan and has largely accepted its recommendations. Building sufficient, secure, and sustainable AI infrastructure The government is committed to building cutting-edge, secure, and sustainable AI infrastructure. It will take forward the recommendation to expand its sovereign compute capacity by at least twenty times…
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SCL has recently launched a new season of podcasts surveying Technology and Privacy Law Around the World, hosted by Mauricio Figueroa. The first one in the season looks at idea of Robot Judges and Mauricio spoke after recording with one of the panel, Tomás McInerney, to find out more about his experience in being part…
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Mauricio Figueroa argues why we need to look beyond the conventions of international law to regulate AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are being deployed across industries and sectors of the economy; it is certainly a global problem. At first glance, international law seems like an obvious way forward: a platform designed to address cross-border issues….
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UK law CMA enters into Memorandum of Understanding with Ofcom in relation to Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 The CMA has published a Memorandum of Understanding that it has entered into with Ofcom in relation to the digital markets competition regime in Part 1 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024….
Darren Grayson Chng on a book making the case for greater regulation of AI It was at a webinar on AI and ethics in July 2024 that I first heard Lord Tim Clement-Jones speak. After hearing him speak I wanted to hear more. I knew I had to get my hands on the AI regulation…
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Jagvinder Singh Kang provides some timely advice for your procurement projects this year. IntroductionTechnology procurement has evolved over the decades. Gone are the days of just procuring IT hardware alone, or standard software. Organisations have become more dependent upon Cloud solutions, usually in the form of SaaS, and now there will be an inevitable movement…
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted an opinion about using personal data when developing and deploying AI models. The opinion looks at: It also considers the use of first and third party data. The Irish Data Protection Commission requested the opinion with a view to seeking Europe-wide regulatory harmonisation. Anonymity The opinion says…
Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2024 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1333) have been made. These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations under the Online Safety Act 2023. They bring into force on 17 January 2025 the duties about regulated provider pornographic content in section…