UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper)

Scope and obligations

Principles-based, regulator-led approach (no statutory AI law). Cross-sectoral principles delegated to existing regulators. AISI established Nov 2023 for evaluation/safety research.

UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper) addresses 0 contested AI-governance topics explicitly, 7 via general principles,.

Topics governed

• implicit
  Foundation Models / GPAI— Cross-cutting principles; sector regulators apply
• implicit
  Biometric Identification— ICO + Surveillance Camera Commissioner remit
• implicit
  AI in Employment— ICO + EHRC remit
• implicit
  AI in Healthcare— MHRA software-as-medical-device
• implicit
  AI in Criminal Justice— Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board
• implicit
  Transparency Obligations— Principle 4 (transparency + explainability)
• implicit
  Individual Redress— Principle 5 (contestability + redress)

How to cite this article

Policy Window. (2023). UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper) [Wiki article]. https://policywindow.org/wiki/uk-ai-white-paper

Policy Window. 2023. "UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper)." Wiki article. https://policywindow.org/wiki/uk-ai-white-paper.

@misc{policywindow-uk-ai-white-paper,
  title  = {UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation (White Paper)},
  author = {Policy Window},
  year   = {2023},
  howpublished = {CP 815 (2023)},
  url    = {https://policywindow.org/wiki/uk-ai-white-paper},
  note   = {Primary source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach}
}

References

1. CP 815 (2023)
2. Cross-cutting principles; sector regulators apply
3. ICO + Surveillance Camera Commissioner remit
4. ICO + EHRC remit
5. MHRA software-as-medical-device
6. Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board
7. Principle 4 (transparency + explainability)
8. Principle 5 (contestability + redress)