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United Kingdom: Ofcom guidance on Online Safety Act's applicability to Generative AI and chatbots

Progress

Current status
adopted
08 Nov 2024 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

08 Nov 2024
adopted

Adopted Ofcom guidance on Online Safety Act’s applicability to Generative AI and chatbots

On 8 November 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued an open letter to online service providers providing guidance and detailing the Online Safety Act’s applicability to Generative AI and chatbots. The guidance clarifies that platforms al…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body

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