In a U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office LinkedIn post, Executive Director of Regulatory Risk Stephen Almond discussed how a total ban on organizations using generative AI would not be effective. Wood indicated a starting point for organizations is to proactively evaluate AI tools employees may need and tailor use that “complies with data protection obligations and meets business needs.” Meanwhile, the U.K. government plans to use AI to replace some civil servants’ work that Prime Minister Keir Starmer claims will save GBP45 billion, the Guardian reports.
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