Another bauble for the tree?

The UK government has today (05 September 2024) joined the US, EU and other countries in signing the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. Handley Gill’s specialist artificial intelligence (AI) consultants consider the implications of this statement of intent for the UK’s current and proposed legislation as announced in the King’s Speech 2024, and what new laws and amendments will be necessary to enable the UK to meet the AI Treaty’s obligations.

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AI regulation in the UK: in out in out shake it all about

Handley Gill’s consultants analyse the Government’s response to its consultation on the White Paper ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’, published on 06 February 2024, and its implications for AI developers and UK creators, business and the public, identifying the steps the Government has committed to take.

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AI acceleration

Handley Gill’s specialist AI and data protection consultants summarise the House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee’s report on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI, which calls on the government to act at pace to address the real and immediate risks posed by artificial intelligence.

Commended

Team at Handley Gill Limited receive an award commending the legal services provide to its client, the City of London Corporation acting in its capacity as police authority for the City of London Police in connection with the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC’s) National Cybercrime Programme, which the City hosts.

Practical mAgIc: a practical guide to deploying AI safely, responsibly & ethically

To coincide with the AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023, Handley Gill hosted an official AI Fringe event ‘practical mAgIC: a practical guide to deploying AI safely’ addressing the measures organisations using – or considering using – AI should be taking to use AI responsibly, ethically and in alignment with their ESG goals. This post includes a recording of the webinar and access to resources and materials referenced therein, in particular Handley Gill’s AI CAN (AI Capability & Needs Analysis) tool to assess your organisational readiness to adopt AI responsibly and our checklist on using AI responsibly, safely & ethically.

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The Bill with the Holes?

Handley Gill’s consultants consider the new Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, which would establish the AI Authority, impose a requirement to make regulations on AI Responsible Officers (AIROs) and impose notification and compliance obligations in relation to training data.

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practical mAgIc

On 2 November 2023, as the UK government hosts the Global AI Safety Summit focusing on the ‘what ifs’ of frontier AI models, Handley Gill’s consultants will host an AI Fringe webinar on the risks that using AI poses to individuals, organisations and society right now, and the practical steps that can be taken by organisations deploying AI to do so safely and ethically. Register for the free webinar via Eventbrite.

Nicola Cain26 October 2023AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Safety, AI Safety Summit, AI Fringe, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Discrimination, Bias, Human Rights, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, EnvironmentComment