MPs and peers tell UK to stop winging it on AI regulation
AI AND ML
Rights committee demands watchdog with teeth as patchwork safeguards leave victims hunting for remedies
UK lawmakers want an AI watchdog with the teeth to stop potentially dangerous systems reaching the public, warning that existing rules leave people exposed and struggling to hold anyone accountable.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) – comprising MPs and peers – said that although a number of laws and regulations apply to some AI systems, the overall legal landscape is patchy and confused. No single body coordinates regulation of AI, leaving gaps that could make it difficult for people harmed by AI to obtain legal redress.
Committee chair Alex Sobel MP said the speed and complexity of AI development made its impact hard to predict.
"What is clear is that at present we are unprepared to deal with its consequences however potentially dire they may be. Nowhere in the world, including...
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