‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
TL;DR
Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior ministers, alarmed by the latest developments in artificial intelligence, began drawing up plans for a new AI safety law. They ordered a review of existing legislation to see what powers they already had, according to those briefed on the plans, and were exploring whether they could force the world’s most advanced technology companies to submit their products for safety testing before launching them.
Nauti's Take
Mandatory pre-launch testing would be an opportunity to make safety checks binding, and the UK already has the expertise in its AI Security Institute. The risk is that if London hesitates, the EU and US states such as California set the standards and British firms simply adopt them.
Companies with UK operations should treat EU rules as the realistic benchmark for now.
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