UK aims for 'agile' AI regulation

But rules out a single regulator

Tom Allen
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UK aims for 'agile' AI regulation

The UK government has set out a new whitepaper on AI regulation, with the aim of driving "responsible" innovation and maintaining public trust in the technology.

However, it has ruled out establishing a new central regulator for the technology, instead preferring to split responsibility among existing bodies. A new whitepaper ('A pro-innovation approach ...

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