The UK government has published its long-awaited response to the AI White Paper, “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation” published in March 2023. In this article, we distill the essential information you need to know.

Hot on the heels of the unanimous vote by Ambassadors for the EU Member States approving the EU AI Act on 2 February, on 13 February, lawmakers from the EU Parliament have also overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Act as it continues on its legislative journey. The joint internal market and civil liberties committee of the Parliament voted 71 to 8 to approve the Act, with 7 abstentions. This now leaves the path to bringing the Act into force only requiring a final vote by the European Parliament and national ministers, likely to be in April, which is now seen very much as a rubber-stamping exercise, given the votes that have taken place.