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UK vs EU AI regulation: risk, GPAI and open-source; non-statutory UK model versus the EU AI Act's statutory regime - compliance priorities for UK legal advisers

Published on: 05 April 2024

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The response places strong emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) safety while seeking to nurture innovation, mirroring the UK’s continuing preference for light-touch oversight of AI when set against other major economies, notably the EU. As in Britain, the EU seeks to advance AI tools and guarantee responsible deployment, yet it has opted for a markedly different regulatory path. The EU AI Act establishes a harmonised EU legal regime to ensure that AI systems introduced to, and operated within, the EU market are safe, subject to risk management, and aligned with EU fundamental rights and values. After the European Parliament formally adopted the EU AI Act on 13 March 2024, and with Council approval expected shortly, the instrument is poised to become the world’s first comprehensive AI statute. The UK’s scope to diverge from EU rules is among the outcomes championed by supporters of Brexit. In AI, however, Britain’s stance is provoking debate among AI safety proponents. Anne-Gabrielle Haie, partner, Maury Shenk, adviser, and Maria Avramidou, associate, of Steptoe LLP, contend that concerns about AI safety will, in the end, compel the UK to bring forward, in this context and policy sphere, over time within the United Kingdom, more affirmative...

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