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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker |Brian Wong |Lucy Pegler |Martin Cook |Liz Smith
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a paper on working towards a common framework for AI incident reporting. According to the OECD: This paper presents a common framework for reporting artificial intelligence (AI) incidents that provides a global benchmark for stakeholders across jurisdictions and sectors.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy has produced a report titled “Understanding the First Wave of AI Safety Institutes: Characteristics, Functions, and Challenges” (here). The report looks at the first wave of AI Safety Institutes (AISIs) in UK, US and Japan.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
The Open Data Institute - a non-profit seeking to promote trust in data - has produced a taxonomy of the data involved in developing, using and monitoring foundation AI models and systems (here).
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
Looking for a reading list for to better understand AI? The UK House of Commons Library has published a reading list covering topics such as: what is AI?; UK government policy and regulation; use of AI in different sectors; and safety and ethics. The purpose of the reading list is to support the work of MPs. It's timely in light of the EU AI Act coming into force and UK AI regulations on the horizon. The reading list does not state it is trying to be comprehensive.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
UNESCO, as part of its AI and the Rule of Law programme, has published draft guidelines for the use of AI systems in courts and tribunals. The Guidelines aim to offer comprehensive guidance to courts and tribunals to ensure that the deployment of AI technologies aligns with the fundamental principles of justice, human rights, and the rule of law. The draft Guidelines are open for consultation, so further development can be expected.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
The UK government's Incubator for AI (i.Ai) - a government team of technical experts who are tasked to help departments harness AI to improve lives and improve delivery of public services - has grouped together different categories of AI projects in UK government. This is known as the i.Ai taxonomy (here). i.Ai's categories are:Public facing services - the interface between government and its citizens.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
With UK AI regulation on the horizon, some minds will turn to how to effectively draft legislation. Also considering that question is the UK government's Incubator for AI team (i.Ai), who have released an AI legislative drafting tool called ‘Lex’. According to its website, it was in November 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister established the ‘Incubator for AI’ or ‘i.AI’, an elite team of highly empowered technical experts at the heart of government.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
The Council of the European Union's Commission Services has provided considerations for potential substantive amendments to the proposed Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (AILD) (see here). The AILD is a proposed and complementary piece of legislation to the EU AI Act, providing a liability framework so that "persons harmed by artificial intelligence systems enjoy the same level of protection as persons harmed by other technologies." (see our AILD summary here).
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker
The EU Commission is promoting the AI Pact to help organisations prepare for the AI Act which entered into force on 1 August 2024.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tom Whittaker |Liz Smith |Lucy Pegler
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can create and exacerbate health and safety risks, but also has the potential to bring real benefits for health and safety. Following publication of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) approach to AI (which can be found here), we summarise the take home points for businesses. The HSE is the workplace regulator for Great Britain.
