The UK government is set to publish a series of tests that need to be met to pass new laws on artificial intelligence, as it continues to resist creating a tougher regulatory regime for the fast-developing technology.
British ministers are preparing to publish criteria in the coming weeks on the circumstances in which they would enact curbs on powerful AI models created by leading companies such as OpenAI and Google, according to multiple people familiar with the impending move.
Among the “key tests” that would trigger an intervention is if the systems put in place by the UK’s new AI Safety Institute — a government body comprised of academics and machine learning experts — fail to identify risks around the technology. Another scenario that could trigger legislation is if AI companies fail to uphold voluntary commitments to avoid harm.