Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
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Clarify how non-tech sector regulators will build AI expertise and ensure joined-up working.
Recommendation
We welcome the Government’s sensible proposals for regulating AI, including taking a sectoral approach underpinned by six cross-sector principles. However, there are outstanding weaknesses with this approach that the Government should clarify, including ensuring that sector regulators who do not currently regulate in the tech sector will build up technical expertise and are working in a joined-up manner.
Government Response Summary
The government recognises the need for central coordination for AI regulation and has already established a central risk function and is implementing a coordination function across government departments, with further details to be provided in their response to the white paper consultation.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government recognises that strong central coordination will be essential for the delivery of our principles-based approach to regulating AI, in which individual regulators and departments will be responsible for regulatory policy and oversight. As set out in the AI regulation white paper, we are in the process of putting in place a suite of central support functions that will help to ensure we are developing a clear and coherent regulatory environment for AI. To this end, we have already established a central risk function, and are implementing a coordination function to work across government departments, as well as the wider regulatory landscape as a whole. We will provide further details on these functions in our forthcoming response to the white paper consultation Intellectual Property Recommendations