Amidst pressure to act regarding AI safety-related issues, the UK government has taken the bold step of stricter AI regulation as it published an AI Regulation White Paper consultation. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on February 6 a new AI regulation white paper which would help UK regulators with over £100 million … Read more
Labour has dropped several of its most radical reforms, in an attempt to ‘bombproof’ its election manifesto from Tory attacks. The opposition party, currently holding a substantial polling advantage, backed out of its £28bn a year commitment to green investment last week. It then emerged that despite Keir Starmer’s previous promises to completely abolish the … Read more
AI laws are inevitable but are “not right for today”, the UK government says. Every country in the world will eventually need to adopt new legislation to address “the challenges posed by AI technologies”, but it is not the right approach to implement new laws “today”, according to a new AI policy paper produced by … Read more
Rishi Sunak has attempted to play down his £1000 Rwanda bet with Piers Morgan after it received political backlash. The Prime Minister claimed he was “not a betting person” and said he was “taken by surprise” when he agreed to make a £1,000 wager over his Rwanda policy, during a live interview with Piers Morgan. … Read more
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in a soup after trade minister Dominic Johnson revealed that he gave VIP access to Sunak’s father-in-law’s Indian IT firm Infosys. The Indian company Infosys is owned by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law Narayan Murty and his wife Akshata Murty has partial ownership in it. The allegations have surfaced as the … Read more
A report released by the Parliamentary House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee suggests that the UK government needs to broaden its perspective on AI safety to avoid falling behind in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. The report, following extensive evidence gathering from various stakeholders, including big tech companies, academia, venture capitalists, media and government, … Read more
British people are set to get some relief from fake news, cyberflashing and other non-trivial forms of online abuse as the UK government introduced new plans to criminalise them. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on January 31 that new offences are being introduced to criminalise cyberflashing and fake news. This part of … Read more
The UK has rolled out new legal migration measures to reduce immigration through social, health care and student visa routes. The new measures will impose fresh restrictions that seek to lower the burden on British taxpayers. On January 30, the UK Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care announced new legal migration … Read more
Rishi Sunak has announced plans to ban disposable vapes, due to concerns over a rapid increase in use amongst children. The prime minister is also expected to crack down on marketing laws, restricting vape flavours and limiting coloured packaging intended to appeal to children. The Scotland and Wales governments will also prohibit single-use vapes. The … Read more
UK industries and businesses are set to get a major boost to take the net zero transition leap as the UK government has announced over £190 million in funding. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced £190 million in funding for 12 winning projects on January 22. This is to develop plans to … Read more
