UK Drafting AI Regulations, But Not Rushing to Introduce Them
PYMNTS.com April 15, 2024
The United Kingdom has reportedly begun to draft regulations to govern artificial intelligence (AI).
Policy officials are in the early stages of drafting legislation, but the government is unlikely to introduce a bill until late 2024 or early 2025, after an AI conference that will be hosted by France, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 15).
A spokesman for U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Dave Pares, told the media outlet Monday that the government isn’t in a “rush” to introduce a bill but has said that all countries would eventually need to introduce legislation regarding AI.
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