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The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) has confirmed that the UK will legislate on AI risks next year. Peter Kyle said that the government aims to implement a legal framework for AI and strengthen the infrastructure required to promote development in the sector.
Passengers traveling in England will soon be shown how often their trains are delayed and cancelled on screens at stations under plans by the transport secretary to hold operators to account. The government would not provide details on when these would be rolled out, but it is understood that existing screens would display data that would mirror that compiled by the Office of Road and Rail.
Phone company O2 has created an AI tool that sounds like an elderly grandmother to try to keep phone scammers on calls and away from the general public. The company said it had created the “scambaiter” tool in response to research which found that seven in 10 people wanted to get their own back on scammers, but did not want to waste their own time in doing so.
From Monday, 2 December, tourists will face added red tape when checking in to their accommodation or renting a car in Spain due to a new Spanish law, aimed at improving security. The new accommodation rules include a list of personal data required for everyone aged 14 or above: Full name, Gender, Nationality, Passport number, Date of birth, Home address, Phone number, Email address.
According to Privado.ai's latest State of Website Privacy Report, over 70% of the most visited websites share personal data with third parties, even when users explicitly withdraw their consent. After analysing the top 100 websites in the U.S. and Europe, Privado.ai found that around 75% of these sites don’t comply with regional privacy regulations like GDPR.
Using automated consent monitoring, Privado.ai observed that 74% of European sites and 76% of U.S. sites were not honoring users' privacy requests. In both regions, most violations (99%) involved data sharing with third-party advertisers without proper consent.
Parliament's digital services department (PDS) is undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of Microsoft's CoPilot Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, which can draft your emails and take notes during calls.
That's just a few of its features, which also include creating PowerPoint presentations and writing Word documents almost from scratch.
Labour MP Nick Smith, a member of the House of Commons Commission, has revealed that PDS is "actively exploring" its potential alongside other AI tools, to aid MPs and their staff manage day-to-day administrative activities and "carry out their constituency duties".
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Regulation, once seen as quite a dry topic, is dominating the headlines globally.
Since the launch of Chat GPT, there has been constant discussion around Europe’s potential approach to regulation and of course, more recently, a focus on a potential lack of regulation in the US. ??
With Trump back in office, there is likely to be a shift in how AI and big tech companies are governed, as he appears to be inclined to pare down regulation, favoring a broad framework over clear, absolute rules.??
The US taking a more hands off approach will significantly impact the global AI race and could accelerate AI funding and adoption as governments around the world will be forced to consider how to stay competitive.?
While increased competition could certainly spur innovation, governments should remain cautious. I would urge policy makers to consider how deregulating without strong safeguards could invite serious risks. For example, rocketing consumer anxiety due to large scale AI powered job automation, and an increase in social manipulation, where AI algorithms fill users' feeds with potentially misleading or harmful content related to previous media they’ve viewed.?
Unregulated AI could also have a negative effect on privacy and security, as powerful groups could increasingly track an individual's movements, monitor their activity, relationships, politics, etc.?
AI can bring huge benefits, such as increasing efficiency and accuracy, for example detecting the early signs of diseases under a doctor's management, but maintaining a balance between innovation and regulation is an absolute priority to ensure the public's safety globally.?
C&J in Yahoo News! – Our CEO, Caroline was recently featured in Yahoo! discussing how Trump’s presidency will significantly accelerate the global AI race. To learn more, read the article here.
C&J in Business Reporter! - Caroline recently wrote an article for Business Reporter on how data sovereignty can enable businesses and individuals to increase control over their data. Read the full article here.
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