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Tech Panics, Generative AI, and the Need for Regulatory Caution
Summary: Generative artificial intelligence (AI)—AI systems that produce novel text, images, and music from simple user prompts—has important applications in many fields, including entertainment,...
View ArticleComments to the Competition and Markets Authority on AI Foundation Models
The Center for Data Innovation provided comments regarding the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) initial review of foundation models, their competitive market and use cases, and principles that...
View ArticleComparing Data Policy Priorities Around the World
Common tropes about data, such as claims that it is the new oil, sand, or bacon, highlight data’s growing importance to the economy and society. Many countries have responded by creating policies about...
View ArticleA Global Declaration on Free and Open AI
To ensure that the Internet delivers positive change for billions of people around the world, the United States has championed the concept of a “free and open Internet.” Spearheaded by figures like...
View ArticleJumping on the Bletchley Declaration’s Existential AI Risk Bandwagon Hurts...
The UK’s AI Safety Summit brought together dozens of leaders in governments, industry, and civil society to consider how to best manage risks from recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)....
View ArticleThe EU AI Act Is a Cautionary Tale in Open-Source AI Regulation
The European Union’s window of opportunity to get the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) right is quickly closing. The European Commission is pushing to conclude its negotiations on the legislation...
View ArticleThe IPA Amendments Bill Questions the UK’s Ambition to be a Leader in Tech...
Labelled the “Snooper’s Charter” for permitting mass digital surveillance in the UK in the name of public safety, the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 is under scrutiny once again following the...
View ArticleThe UK’s Agile, Sector-Specific Approach to AI Regulation Is Promising
The UK government released its response to the UK AI Regulation White Paper consultation on 6th February 2024, outlining a new pathway for “agile” artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. It confirmed...
View ArticleComments to Ofcom on Protecting People From Illegal Harms Online
The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to Ofcom, the regulator of communications services in the UK, on its first major consultation on the Online Safety Act. The Center offered several...
View ArticleComments to the ICO on Training Generative AI Models Using Web Scraped Data
The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights, on its generative AI consultation. The...
View ArticleThe EU’s AI Act Creates Regulatory Complexity for Open-Source AI
After years of negotiations, EU policymakers have finally arrived at an agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), a new European law to regulate this emerging technology. One point of...
View ArticleComments to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Investigatory...
The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on its Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill consultation. The Center offered three recommendations for...
View ArticleUK Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan Recommits to Innovation But Her Ambition...
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, delivered her main 2024 priorities for the UK on January 16, 2024 in a speech focusing on how to encourage the continued...
View ArticleComments to the ICO on Generative AI
In this submission, the Center argues that the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office should refine how it applies the purpose limitation principle to the development and deployment of generative AI...
View ArticleWhy The EU Should Look To Estonia To Achieve Its Vision For A Digital Europe
Estonia achieved full independence in 1991, when a referendum declared the termination of the illegal Soviet occupation. In subsequent years, this country of only around 1.3 million people has made...
View ArticleComments to the ICO on the Accuracy of Training Data and Model Outputs for...
The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights, on its generative AI consultation. The...
View ArticleIrish DPA’s Request to Meta Is a Misguided Move
The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) requested Meta pause its plans to train AI on public posts from its users last week. This request, instigated by complaints and pushback from the advocacy...
View ArticleTwo Key Moves The EU’s New AI Office Should Make To Foster Innovation
With the AI Act predicted to enter into force this summer, policymakers must now focus on implementing this complex legislation. One of the first steps will be establishing the AI Office, a central...
View ArticleThe AI Act’s AI Watermarking Requirement is a Misstep in the Quest for...
The AI Act, formally adopted by the EU in March 2024, requires providers of AI systems to mark their output as AI-generated content. This labelling requirement is meant to allow users to detect when...
View ArticleWhat Does The UK Public Think About AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to an everyday reality for millions of people in the United Kingdom (UK). There are many new applications that promise to...
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