Misuse will be punished: UK regulator warns against AI complacency

'The same rules apply as they always have done'

John Leonard
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John Edwards. Source: ICO
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John Edwards. Source: ICO

The UK Information Commissioner John Edwards has warned organisations against complacency when implementing AI saying they must consider privacy risks and protect people's personal information.

Speaking at an event organised by industry body techUK yesterday, Edwards said that organisations should be wary of getting caught up in all the excitement around the technology, which, if wrongly ...

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