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The workshop discussed the implications of the UK diverging from the GDPR after Brexit, focusing on the impact on data access and scientific research. The risk of losing adequacy with the EU was a major concern, as this could create new costs and barriers for UK-EU research collaborations.
The workshop participants also discussed potential changes to the definition of scientific research and how the GDPR could be improved to better support scientific research. There was a consensus that guaranteeing and protecting adequacy with the European Union was a key priority.
The participants expressed concerns over the initial Bill presented, as it reduced the rights of data subjects and could therefore be considered as ‘anti-innovation’. They also had concerns over so-called ‘Henry VIII clauses’ throughout the Bill, giving the Secretary of State discretionary power to amend the Act through secondary legislation with limited or no parliamentary scrutiny.
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The PDF document is a summary of a workshop held to discuss the implications of the UK diverging from the GDPR after Brexit. The workshop focused on the potential impact on data access and scientific research in the UK. The participants, including scientific researchers, data protection experts, industry representatives, and privacy campaigners, discussed the risk of losing adequacy with the EU, potential changes to the definition of scientific research, and ways to improve the GDPR to better support scientific research. The consensus was that guaranteeing and protecting adequacy with the European Union was a key priority. Concerns were raised about the initial Bill presented, as it reduced the rights of data subjects and could therefore be considered as ‘anti-innovation’. The participants also expressed concerns over the ‘Henry VIII clauses’ in the Bill, which give the Secretary of State discretionary power to amend the Act through secondary legislation with limited or no parliamentary scrutiny.
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In a response to concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in defense capabilities, James Cartlidge, the UK’s Minister of State for Defence Procurement, clarified that the UK has no intention of developing fully autonomous weapon systems. While the incorporation of AI into weapon systems is not ruled out, the UK stresses the importance of context-appropriate human involvement in critical decision-making processes such as threat identification, selection, and targeting. Any weapon systems used by the UK military would be governed by the Ministry of Defence’s robust framework of legal safety and regulatory compliance regimes, irrespective of the technology involved.
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The FDDMI evaluated the digital and data capabilities of U.S. federal agencies, revealing an overall maturity score of 36 out of 100. This placed the government at a “literate” level, lower than the global public and private sectors. The agencies struggled the most in the “Reimagine Government” category, highlighting a lack of innovation and openness in utilizing data and digital technologies. However, they performed better in the “Data and Analytics” category and set a target maturity score of 75 within the next five years.
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The UK is set to host the first global summit on AI safety, aiming to bring together key countries, leading tech companies, and researchers to discuss and agree on safety measures for AI. The summit will focus on the risks of AI, including frontier systems, and how these risks can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action. The UK’s role as a host is significant, given its position as a world leader in AI, ranking third behind the US and China. The country’s AI sector contributes £3.7 billion to the economy and employs 50,000 people. In addition to the summit, the UK is seeing an expansion of AI work from global companies. OpenAI and Anthropic have opened offices in London, and Palantir has announced the UK as its new European HQ for AI development.
