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Charlotte Salomon: AI is testing the limits of the law – Parliament must not panic

The Government's recording standard has no statutory basis, binding neither police nor councils. The AI Security Institute, founded under the Conservatives, should have legal powers to examine the models it tests not rely on the goodwill of their makers.

Charlotte Salomon: AI is testing the limits of the law – Parliament must not panic

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The Government's recording standard has no statutory basis, binding neither police nor councils.

Institute, founded under the Conservatives, should have legal powers to examine the models it tests not rely on the goodwill of their makers.

Before ministers write new AI law, they should read the law we have.

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The Government's recording standard has no statutory basis, binding neither police nor councils. The AI Security Institute, founded under the Conservatives, should have legal powers to examine the models it tests not rely on the goodwill of their makers. Before ministers write new AI law, they should read the law we have.

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Before ministers write new AI law, they should read the law we have.

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