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UK AI Safety Summit: Here’s what to expect and who is attending
01 Nov 2023
The UK prime minister hopes the artificial intelligence (AI) summit will push the country onto the world stage of AI but it may be more of a follower rather than a leader.
Transatlantic team of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers advise Frontier Growth in Accredible investment
26 Oct 2023
Womble Bond Dickinson US and UK lawyers represented Frontier Growth, a Charlotte-based growth equity firm specialising in support software companies, in connection with Frontier’s investment in Accredible, the world’s leading digital credentialing platform, based in Mountain View, California.
SheCanCode's Spilling The T podcast: dos and don'ts for deploying generative AI in business
25 Oct 2023
Joined by Katie Simmonds, Data and Technology Lawyer at Womble Bond Dickinson, we’ll be delving into the essential do's and don'ts for successfully implementing generative AI technologies.
UK set to host the Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit – what can we expect?
24 Oct 2023
On the 1 and 2 November 2023, the UK government will be holding its first AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, the home of British codebreaking during World War Two. The government's aim for the summit is to promote and encourage an international, coordinated approach on AI safety, with a particular focus on 'foundation models' (large-scale networks which generate human-like language, such as OpenAI's 'GPT' and Google's 'Gemini'). The summit will bring together international policy makers, AI companies, experts and researchers to discuss the risks posed by these frontier models and to encourage safe, responsible development.
Navigating the data privacy maze
24 Oct 2023
Global data privacy regulations are increasing in scope and complexity. In July 2023 the European Commission adopted new rules to ensure stronger enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in cross-border cases. Meanwhile in March 2023, the UK government presented a new version of the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill No.2.
What does frontier AI mean for the future of regulation?
23 Oct 2023
Frontier AI – advanced application models behind the likes of ChatGPT – will be centre stage at the upcoming AI Safety Summit, but what is this emerging avenue of the world’s most contentious tech, and what does it mean to the future of AI regulation?
Cross-border transfers at the ICO's Data Protection Practitioners’ conference
18 Oct 2023
US data transfers are in a state of change following the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which came into force on 11 July 2023, and the UK-US data bridge, which will come into effect on 12 October 2023. You can read more about this in our recent articles here and here. We have set out below some of the key takeaways and focus areas of the ICO in respect of international transfers at the DPPC.
Unlocking the potential of crowdsourced data: Policy guidance for the information revolution
05 Oct 2023
In an era characterised by rapid technological evolution, traditional approaches to data collection and analysis have undergone a remarkable transformation. Crowdsourced data and services have emerged as powerful tools that are transforming information gathering, processing, and utilisation for governmental organisations and private enterprises alike. This article delves into the intricacies of crowdsourced data, explores its lawful applications by institutions such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC), and their overseas equivalents such as the UK Ministry of Defence, and underscores the need to address policy gaps. It also examines its synergistic relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) and highlights its impact on decision-making and business insights.
What is Web3, and what impact will DeFi have on traditional financial structures?
26 Sep 2023
Web3 is a movement that embraces decentralisation and aims to democratise the building, operation, and ownership of the internet amongst its users. Web3 will empower users to take control of their funds and data, rather than relying on centralised institutions and outdated financial infrastructure. At its core, Web3 relies on a handful of fundamental principles, in that it is decentralised, permissionless, and trustless, One such area of the Web3 ecosystem which has an immense potential to transform the way we interact with the internet is through decentralised finance (DeFi) and self-custody digital wallets.
Data bridge over the Atlantic
22 Sep 2023
On 21 September 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology laid before Parliament regulations that will operate to significantly simplify the process for UK businesses to transfer personal data to the United States.
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