AI Regulation

raidtech October 27, 2025 Insights, Interview, Lead Story

Gary Marcus: AI, Catastrophe and the Coming Reality Check

At RAID 2025 in Brussels, psychologist and cognitive scientist Gary Marcus sat down with journalist Andy Coulson for a live recording of the Crisis What Crisis podcast. What followed was a sharp, wide-ranging conversation about AI’s existential risks, misinformation, the…

raidtech October 9, 2025 Featured Posts, Insights

RAID 2025 leads the charge for smart regulation of AI and digital tech

The RAID (Regulation of AI, Internet & Data) 2025 conference brought together global leaders from government, industry, and academia to explore how regulation can balance innovation, competition, and fundamental rights in the digital age. Across a series of panels and…

raidtech October 8, 2025 Insights

Keeping AI Markets Open: The FTC’s Perspective on Competition and Innovation

Opening day two of RAID 2025, Daniel Guarnera, Director of the Bureau of Competition at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, delivered a wide-ranging keynote on how competition policy can underpin responsible, dynamic growth in the age of artificial intelligence. Speaking…

raidtech February 26, 2025 Insights

Tackling AI’s problems for the good of humanity

Healthcare, financial services and tech industry experts debated the Ethical Considerations in Gen AI and Data Science. RAID Director Ben Avison reports from the AI & Big Data Expo at TechEx The development and deployment of generative AI has…

raidtech February 12, 2025 Insights, Interview

The balancing act of regulation and innovation

RAID 2025 speaker and Regulatory Steering Group member Collen Weapond, Commissioner, South African Information Regulator (SAIR) spoke with RAID director Ben Avison about an issue at the heart of the agenda All over the world governments are looking to boost…

raidtech February 11, 2025 Insights

US Vice President Vance rails against “tightening screws” on big tech

US Vice President JD Vance’s addressed the AI summit in Paris on 11th February with a call to embrace the opportunity of AI without excessive regulation or censorship. He was quoted by Reuters as saying: “I’m not here this morning…

Nick Scott July 31, 2024 Insights, RAID Tech Policy Bytes

Microsoft CPO highlights opportunities and challenges of AI

Whilst AI brings risks and challenges, it also promises to have a transformative positive impact across numerous areas, Julie Brill, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President Global Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs told delegates at CPDP (Computers, Privacy…

Nick Scott June 20, 2024 RAID Tech Policy Bytes

International regulatory experts weigh up AI opportunities and risks

Rapid innovation in AI has presented policymakers with the complex challenge of balancing regulation that facilitates and encourages innovation whilst reducing risk. The scope for AI technology to benefit society, for example through healthcare technology innovation or through driving economic…

Khushbu Raval June 6, 2024 Insights, RAID Tech Policy Bytes

US antitrust enforcer says ‘urgent’ scrutiny needed over Big Tech’s control of AI

Big Tech’s grip on AI tightens! US antitrust chief calls for urgent scrutiny of potential choke points in computing power, data and talent. Jonathan Kanter, the top US antitrust enforcer, has emphasised the need for urgent scrutiny of the…

Ben Avison May 1, 2024 Insights, Lead Story

RAID 2024 unites legislators and regulators on global tech opportunities and challenges

Senior figures from Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa came together at RAID Virtual 2024 on 30 April to discuss how to “Innovate, Regulate and Implement with Courage and Caution”, with several speakers highlighting the growing importance of RAID as…