16 May, 2024 ANNd here we go: UK IPO releases its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI By Issy Spiro Last week, the UK IPO released its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI. This hotly anticipated re-release...
08 May, 2024 ICO and Ofcom set out collaboration on supervision of online services By Rebecca Cousin The ICO and Ofcom have published a joint statement on how they will collaborate to implement the vision they set out in their 2022...
07 May, 2024 ICO publishes strategic approach to AI By Natalie Donovan On 1st May, the ICO published it strategic approach to regulating AI. This was in response to a government request asking key regulators...
07 May, 2024 Am I hallucinating? ICO consults on accuracy in GenAI By Rebecca Cousin The ICO has published the latest chapter in its series consulting on GenAI, this one focussing on accuracy. As we know, accuracy is a key...
03 May, 2024 How are your competitors managing cyber risk? Latest UK Government research on cyber published By Christopher Burns While we know that cyber preparedness is important, it can be difficult for businesses to assess if they are doing enough. Helpfully, the...
01 May, 2024 Tackling AI risk in financial services: existing regulatory framework declared well equipped, for now By Emily Bradley On 22 April 2024 the Bank of England, PRA and FCA confirmed their view that the existing regulatory framework is well equipped to capture...
30 Apr, 2024 CMA publishes AI strategic update By Annalisa Tosdevin Hot on the heels of its update paper on AI Foundation Models earlier this month, the CMA has published its strategic update on its...
23 Apr, 2024 ICO’s Serco enforcement for biometric data use – what employers need to know By Helena Davies The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced that Serco Leisure and associated organisations have been issued with...
18 Apr, 2024 Who’s got the power? The paradox of power-hungry data centres By Phoebe McGibbon James Cook As the world grapples with fuel shortages, increased and volatile energy prices and an urgent need to transition to renewables,...
18 Apr, 2024 "This is not a drill" - DSIT publishes Responsible AI Toolkit By Will Morris On 24 March 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published its Responsible AI Toolkit (the “Toolkit”) - a...
17 Apr, 2024 CMA updates AI Foundation Model principles amid concerns about how the sector is developing By Annalisa Tosdevin Last week, the CMA published an update to its initial report on AI Foundation Models published last September. The initial report has...
16 Apr, 2024 New ICO fining guidance and an update on the ICO's enforcement approach By Alex Buchanan Richard Jeens The sheer number of cases facing potential enforcement coupled with the shifting versions of draft guidance have, in recent years, made...
04 Apr, 2024 Cyber update – what’s been happening in Q1 2024 By Natalie Donovan As Q1 2024 comes to a close, I look back at some of the key cyber developments that have been keeping us, and our clients, busy so far...
21 Mar, 2024 Who’s who? ICO clarifies rules for biometric recognition By Rebecca Cousin Facial recognition has been in the headlines over the last year, both in usage by police and more widely, such as shops identifying known...
20 Mar, 2024 Amazon in the firing line as UK Supreme Court tackles targeting By Richard Barker The UK Supreme Court has confirmed that Amazon infringed Lifestyle Equities’ UK and EU trade marks by offering for sale certain third...
14 Mar, 2024 Data scraping: ICO’s first attempt at legal clarity By Lucie van Gils Data scraping or “web scraping” has various definitions but essentially means the process of gathering, copying or extracting information...