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UK AI regulatory framework: National Strategy, White Paper and forthcoming frontier model legislation—principles, regulators’ guidance, sector updates, sandboxes, standards, and the AI Opportunities Action Plan

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This Practice Note outlines how the UK regulates artificial intelligence (AI) under its National AI Strategy, spotlighting the proposed pro-innovation approach to AI regulation set out in the UK White Paper, and providing an overview of the relevant approach and guidance across key sectors.

For more on AI and its regulation, see Practice Notes:

  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning—an introduction to the technology
  • Artificial intelligence—data protection
  • Artificial intelligence—explainability
  • Artificial intelligence—intellectual property
  • Artificial intelligence in the workplace
  • Artificial intelligence in the EU—the key legal issues
  • Contractual considerations for the procurement of artificial intelligence—checklist

To track major legal developments relating to AI, see Practice Notes: UK artificial intelligence—tracker and EU Artificial intelligence—tracker.

The UK’s National AI Strategy

AI is a swiftly developing technology with significant potential to reshape industries, drive economic growth, and influence many parts of society. The Conservative government identified AI as one of five critical technologies in its UK Science and Technology Framework. AI also appears set to be a central element of the Labour government’s agenda for growth...

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