#UK policy
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Tax self-driving cars now to protect jobs and ease congestion, thinktank says
The UK's first robotaxis arrived in London this month. A thinktank wants the government to act before the disruption to private hire workers gets much larger.
UK watchdog says AI in the NHS needs its own rulebook
Britain's medicine regulator has published 44 recommendations to govern AI health products, including a patient right to know when AI is involved in their care.
Jack Thorne says some scriptwriters are using AI to cheat and wants a law to stop it
The Adolescence co-writer wants legislation banning the secret use of AI to write scripts, warning the creative industry's work is being stolen.
Existential risk stopped being a fringe beat in our pages this week
We ran six stories on human extinction from AI in seven days, up from one the week before. Three different outlets carried it. Here is what that shape tells us, and what it does not.
Actors Ask Andy Burnham to Give Them Legal Ownership of Their Own Voices
Around 80 performers, including Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas, have signed an open letter demanding UK legislation to stop AI from copying and selling their voices without consent.
UK Government Asks: Should Bosses Have to Warn Workers Before Installing Tracking Software?
A new consultation wants employers to consult staff before rolling out AI productivity scoring, keystroke logging and biometric surveillance. Workers in one in three UK organisations are already monitored.
TikTok Under UK Investigation for Failing to Protect Children Online
Britain's media regulator has opened a formal probe into whether TikTok's age checks are good enough to stop children seeing content about self-harm, suicide and pornography.