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“There will be no UK law on AI in the short term, because heavy-handed regulation could curb industry growth — 'there is always a risk of premature regulation.'”
Said Nov 16, 2023Deadline Dec 31, 2024Financial Times conference remarks, 16 November 2023, as reported by The Register, 17 November 2023
No AI statute was enacted in the UK in 2024; the government stuck to its non-statutory, regulator-led 'pro-innovation' approach, and successive plans for a frontier AI bill were repeatedly postponed.