On 4 May 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced the launch of an initial review of competition and consumer protection principles that are designed to guide the ongoing development and use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) foundation models.
These models are a type of
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Let’s make one thing clear. This article was not written with the aid of ChatGPT. Although perhaps that is exactly what a truly intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) would say. The risk of AI doing sneaky things like that (and far worse) has of course stimulated Elon Musk and several hundred
Continue Reading London Book Fair 2023: AI’ll Be Back
The use and influence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems have significantly increased in recent years. This is particularly evident in the commercial sector where businesses are harnessing the power of AI to enhance their operations and drive revenue growth. However, the adoption of AI also poses new challenges in oversight
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Following the launch of Open AI’s ChatGPT late last year, several Chinese companies and universities have sought to produce similar alternatives within China. Naturally, proliferation of such technology has attracted the attention of Chinese regulators, in particular the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which has on 11 April 2023 released
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On 29 March 2023, the UK Government (“Government”) published its long-awaited white paper (“Paper”), setting out the Government’s proposals to govern and regulate artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Headed “A Pro-Innovation Approach”, the Paper recognises the importance of building a framework that builds trust
Continue Reading One small step for machine: UK Information Commissioner publishes response to new AI White Paper
The TV turns on, without prompt, and switches to the news. The company you are working for has decided to implement a new AI system, rendering your role and the roles of many of your colleagues redundant. You ask your virtual assistant to bring up your social media and attempt
Continue Reading Beyond Binary: Revisiting the Interplay of Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
In November 2021, the UK Government (“Government”) issued the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, with the ambition of making the UK a global AI superpower over the next decade. The strategy promised a thriving ecosystem, supported by Government policy that would look at establishing an effective regulatory
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In recent weeks, generative AI platforms, such as Chat GPT-4, DALL.E 2, and Stable Diffusion, have made headlines for a number of reasons. Many have questioned the impact this technology will have on business, education, and the creative sectors, and the potential benefits it may bring. Others
Continue Reading Art(ificial intelligence) imitates life: IP infringement risks presented by Generative AI
Probably even the chatbot ChatGPT[1] would be “surprised” to see how many new articles, essays, blogposts, personal posts and videos discuss issues around AI, and specifically, generative AI.
In this blogpost we’re not going to try to fully explore the various legal aspects of AI. We want to focus
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Through partnering with a prominent hyperscaler, OpenAI, the research laboratory behind the popular ChatGPT, intends to increase access to its AI models. This approach applies the principle of AI democratisation which is being adopted by participants throughout the space. Adherents advocate for increasing the accessibility and affordability of advanced AI
Continue Reading Hyperscalers’ Democratisation of AI creates new opportunities for the next generation of Startups
