• Neowin

    UK begins to draft AI regulations focusing on the most powerful language models

    The United Kingdom government has begun to draft a set of regulations that aim to govern the most powerful language models such as those behind OpenAI's ChatGPT which aims to limit potential harm.

  • Pilot to give AI regulation advice to UK entrepreneurs

    The government has launched a pilot scheme that will provide entrepreneurs with informal advice on AI regulations. The AI and Digital Hub will see regulators including the Competition and Markets Authority, Ofcom, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Information Commissioner’s Office share information with businesses to help them navigate the UK’s regulatory environment. The pilot, […]

  • UK regulator allegedly not satisfied with Google's ad amendments

    The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) expressed dissatisfaction with Google LLC's efforts to change its advertisement privacy settings, The Wall Street Journal reported citing i

  • A Million Indians Face Long Waits For Green Cards

    India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – More than one million Indians now wait in employment-based immigration backlogs, data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services show. It indicates many highly skilled professionals from India face potentially decades-long waits to get a green card due to a […]

  • Apple has to face $1 billion lawsuit in court in the UK

    Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that's valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial - although this step will most likely only take place next year. The suit alleges that Apple charged the developers in question unfair commission fees of up to 30% on purchases of apps and other content. The plaintiffs say Apple is abusing...

  • UK Competition Regulators to Investigate Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals

    UK regulators will scrutinize partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon to review potential AI competition issues.

    • CNBC

    Microsoft, Amazon AI partnerships face scrutiny from British regulators

    British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon with smaller generative AI model makers.

  • UK Pushes Ahead With 'Smoke-Free Generation' Tobacco Regulations

    “Having taken up smoking at the age of 14, I was smoking 40 [cigarettes] a day by the age of 20, and as a 21st birthday present to myself I gave up. But today, 40 years later I still feel like a fag sometimes. That is how addictive smoking is,” said Andrea Leadsom, a […]

  • First Major Attempts To Regulate AI Face Headwinds From All Sides

    Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers working on these bills, in states including Colorado, Connecticut and Texas, are coming together Thursday to argue the case […]

  • First Major Attempts To Regulate AI Face Headwinds From All Sides

    Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction.

  • First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

    Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers working on these bills, in states including Colorado, Connecticut and Texas, came together Thursday to argue the case for their proposals as civil rights-oriented groups and the industry play tug-of-war with core components of the legislation. Every bill we run...

  • First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

    A group of lawmakers from six states have worked on the first major proposals to reign in AI discrimination. But those bills face blistering headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers in Colorado, Texas and Connecticut, among others, have come together Thursday to argue the case for their proposals. The press conference follows a tug of war between civil rights-oriented groups and the industry over core components of the legislation. Organizations including labor unions and consumer advocacy...