The UK government appears to be taking its role as host of next year's delayed COP26 seriously in its announcement of proposals for world-leading legislation to protect rainforests and prevent illegal … [Read more...] about New UK laws to curb illegal deforestation in supply chains
New guidance on AI and data protection from the ICO
On 30 July the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released its Guidance of Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection. Simon McDougall, the ICO's Deputy Commissioner, says that the … [Read more...] about New guidance on AI and data protection from the ICO
A conversation on the future regulation of AI
On 22 June 2020, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) hosted a webinar on the future regulation of artificial intelligence. The event was led by Lord Clement-Jones … [Read more...] about A conversation on the future regulation of AI
New EC guidance on “trustworthy” artificial intelligence
On 17 July 2020 the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG), the group of experts appointed by the European Commission to support the implementation of the European Strategy on … [Read more...] about New EC guidance on “trustworthy” artificial intelligence
Guidelines for government procurement of AI in Canada
The World Economic Forum published its overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) procurement last month: see our blog on its toolkit and the UK's related guidelines. Canada does not yet have a … [Read more...] about Guidelines for government procurement of AI in Canada
Defining artificial intelligence
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its second "conversation" on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IP last week. In the run up it published a revised issues paper (discussed in our … [Read more...] about Defining artificial intelligence