Today highlighted how AI law is fragmenting into sector rules and jurisdictional mandates. The UK is shaping healthcare and IP oversight, while California has made disclosure of AI safety practices a legal duty.
News
California enacted SB 53, a law requiring large AI developers to publish safety protocols for advanced systems (Reuters, AP News, Office of the Governor of California).
The European Ombudsman opened an inquiry into the development of EU standards for artificial intelligence, focusing on transparency and governance of the process (European Ombudsman).
Regulation
- The UK government and U.S. signed a Technology Prosperity Deal, indicating deeper Anglo‑US cooperation in advanced tech development. The White House
- The UKIPO opened a consultation to modernise its design protection regime, including how to handle AI‑generated designs. National Law Review
- Under the EU’s AI regime, codes of practice for general‑purpose AI are in effect and enforcement is being phased in. Eversheds Sutherland+1
Cases
The Bombay High Court granted interim relief in a personality-rights case alleging unauthorised AI voice cloning of singer Asha Bhosle, with a detailed order to follow (Times of India).
Events
- At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, panels emphasised how the banking sector is integrating AI in core operations and upgrading infrastructure accordingly. FinTech Futures
- A Trowers & Hamlins webinar, Data Unlocked: What’s New in 2025, addressed recent shifts in data regulation law and compliance challenges. Trowers & Hamlins
Academia
A recent paper proposes a five-layer governance model aligning regulation, standards and certification for AI systems (arXiv).
Work on when to delegate AI governance to AI systems explores conditions for maintaining human participation and administrative-law safeguards (arXiv).
Business
Analysis pieces outlined initial industry responses to California’s SB 53, noting support for transparency alongside concerns about a state-by-state patchwork (TechPolicy.Press).
Adoption of AI
Thomson Reuters reported measurable productivity gains for legal nonprofits using AI tools in case-intake and document workflows, indicating practical uptake in access-to-justice settings (Thomson Reuters).
Takeaway
The UK and California are moving in different but equally concrete directions: sector-specific oversight versus transparency mandates. Both approaches confirm that AI law is entering a phase of enforceable obligations, and firms now face the challenge of adapting business and compliance models in real time.
Sources: Reuters, AP News, Office of the Governor of California, European Ombudsman, The White House, National Law Review, Eversheds Sutherland+1, Times of India, FinTech Futures, Trowers & Hamlins, arXiv, arXiv, TechPolicy.Press, Thomson Reuters