Ahead of the UK’s first ever global AI summit our team share their thoughts

We are at the forefront of understanding and managing the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence, and ahead of the UK’s first global AI Safety Summit, hosted by the UK Governments Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, our Global Regulatory and IPMT team are providing their insights.

Video 1

In the video below, Privacy and Cybersecurity partner Eduardo Ustaran, explains the crucial importance of the global dimension of AI regulation.

Video 2

"With AI, there's arguably never been a more pressing need for regulatory coordination at a global level, given the speed of development of these systems," says Public Law and Policy senior associate Telha Arshad.

In this second video of our eight-part series, Telha shares insights into objectives set for the upcoming AI Safety Summit.

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Director of Government Affairs Robert Gardener shares his perspective on the policy considerations around AI regulation following his recent attendance at the Conservative and Labour parties’ conferences and leading up to the AI Summit.

In the third of our eight-part video series focusing on the upcoming summit, Robert shares his insights into the parties' different views in the context of AI and how each could impact the UK’s ambitions.

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Senior associate Imogen Ireland highlights the importance of intellectual property laws and why this is poignant timing for the Summit.

"Intellectual property laws help foster innovation, and fostering innovation is one of the big themes underlining government's legislative approach to AI. We cannot talk about the legal landscape for AI without considering these laws..."

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It's undeniable that artificial intelligence is changing how the world works and presenting new challenges for regulatory frameworks.

In this video, senior advisor Lavan Thasarathakumar shares his perspective on how the convergence of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies could play a key role in developing trust across a range of industries.

"The purpose of blockchain is to bring trust in a trustless environment..."

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Privacy and Cybersecurity counsel Dan Whitehead identifies five steps that business owners can follow to build AI Governance frameworks associated with adopting and deploying the technology in their enterprises.

Video 7

Artificial intelligence has the potential to provide solutions for some of the world’s most troubling issues. But these opportunities lie in a fine balance with real-world risks. Our London-based technology lawyer, Louise Crawford, shares insights on the balancing act between opportunity and risk and the approach of lawmakers and regulators.

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Partner Eduardo Ustaran summarizes the key takeaways from the AI Safety Summit as well as the AI Governance Global 2023 event hosted by the IAPP in Boston which he attended.

Authored by Charles Brasted, Eduardo Ustaran, Robert Gardener, Louise Crawford, Dan Whitehead, Telha Arshad, Imogen Ireland and Lavan Thasarathakumar.