AI Regulation

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…

Khushbu Raval March 28, 2024 Insights, RAID Tech Policy Bytes

Vice President Jourová and Senator Klobuchar call for urgent action to protect democracy from tech threats

RAID reports from the Atlantic Council event in Washington, where European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová and US Senator Amy Klobuchar urged transatlantic and global cooperation to safeguard information integrity in this election year. At an Atlantic Council event in Washington on…

Khushbu Raval March 20, 2024 Insights, RAID Tech Policy Bytes

Global scramble for AI supremacy: rival nations pursue Europe’s top AI start-ups

Global AI race heats up! Canada and UAE woo European AI startups with sweet deals (subsidies, tax breaks!) to challenge the US and China. Will stricter EU regulations hinder Europe’s AI dominance? Fierce competition is brewing in artificial intelligence (AI)…

Khushbu Raval March 19, 2024 Insights, RAID Tech Policy Bytes

Global AI experts in China identify critical ‘Red Lines’

Top scientists from China and the West are calling for urgent action on AI safety. They’ve identified critical “red lines” to avoid AI misuse, like bioweapons and cyberattacks. This echoes Cold War cooperation to avert nuclear war. Is global collaboration…

Tackling AI’s problems for the good of humanity

The balancing act of regulation and innovation

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

Microsoft CPO highlights opportunities and challenges of AI

International regulatory experts weigh up AI opportunities and risks

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

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

Vice President Jourová and Senator Klobuchar call for urgent action to protect democracy from tech threats

Global scramble for AI supremacy: rival nations pursue Europe’s top AI start-ups

Global AI experts in China identify critical ‘Red Lines’

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