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UK regulators seek AI guidance from industry

Law360, London: Britain's financial and data regulators have reached out to UK trade bodies and business chief executives for guidance on how to provide regulatory certainty on artificial intelligence (AI).

AI copyright measures further diluted in EU Code of Practice for GPAI

MLex: AI model providers and right holders are seeing the AI-related commitments in the EU Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) further watered down. A new iteration of the text, released on 11 March 2025, makes the commitments proportionate to the size of the provider, removes the requirements to verify the copyright compliance of third-party datasets and limits the possibility to lodge complaints, among other things. The latest draft also introduces significant changes to the transparency requirements.

ASA rulings—12 March 2025

One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding a product listing for a magnetic building blocks toy set on Amazon.co.uk by Shenzhenshi Senyi Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi t/a Plum Marketing. The complaint challenged whether the ad was irresponsible and harmful because it featured images of children seemingly under the age of three years old using the product. The ASA upheld the complaint.

Commission experts publish third draft of General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

The European Commission's independent experts released the third draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice on 11 March 2025. The draft introduces a streamlined structure with 2 commitments on transparency and copyright applicable to all general-purpose AI providers, plus 16 commitments on safety and security for providers of models with systemic risk. The Code, expected to be finalised in May 2025, will serve as a compliance tool for the AI Act. It includes a new Model Documentation Form and simplified copyright measures. Stakeholders can provide feedback until 30 March 2025 through an interactive website and dedicated workshops.

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