AI Watch

By Dr Rachel Free, 12.11.2025

The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) have adopted exceptional measures ...

By Ian Stevens, 13.11.25

A leaked European Commission working draft proposes a targeted "Digital Omnibus on AI" designed to simplify and stabilise implementation of the AI Act, without it claims ...

By Emily Spain, 18.11.25

The European Commission has set a new cadence for AI governance and innovation, pairing practical compliance tools with a strategic investment in science...

By Dr Rachel Free, 20.11.25

Roughly a quarter of survey respondents say their company is scaling at least one agentic system - systems that can plan multi-step tasks and act in the real world...

By Rosie Coles, 21.11.25

Fresh data reveals how deeply the UK government is investing in artificial intelligence. Drawing on departmental disclosures and central initiatives, the numbers tell a clear story...

By Luke Murray, 25.11.25

On 17 November 2025, CMS representatives joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence to explore how government and industry advisors are shaping the future of AI...

By Jack Rigelsford, 27.11.25

AI is powering incredible innovation, but it’s also enabling harm. The UK government has announced new legislation to tackle the growing threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Under the proposals, AI developers and government-designated child-protection organisations would be able to test and scrutinise AI models for CSAM-related vulnerabilities, ensuring child-safety protections are built in from the start.

By Sam Holmes, 28.11.25

The UK Government recently published a Policy Paper on 'Delivering AI Growth Zones' with the aim of rapidly expanding the UK's AI data centre capacity and securing its leadership in AI...

By James Highfield, 1.12.25

On 2 August 2025, the EU AI Act’s new obligations for general-purpose AI models officially came into force, accompanied by guidelines from the European Commission...

By Daniel Amery, 15.12.25

Last week, a digitally altered image showing severe damage to the Carlisle rail bridge caused disruption to rail services. Shared on social media, the image prompted emergency inspections...

By Rosie Coles, 8.12.25

As highlighted in our recent Law-Now, the European Commission took a significant step on 19 November 2025 by publishing the Digital Omnibus on AI (the “Omnibus”)...

By Daniel Gallagher, 17.12.25

Is the music industry re-thinking its approach to artificial intelligence? Against the backdrop of a settled copyright infringement claim, the recently reported deal struck between Warner Music Group...

By Sarojah Sathivelu, 12.12.25

The UK government is considering tougher regulations on AI chatbots over concerns they may expose children to harmful content or encourage self-harm...

By Dr Rachel Free, 30.01.26

On 26 January 2026, CMS representatives joined the AI APPG in conversation with Yan LeCun and other experts. Below, you will find a summary of the key insights from this...

By Dr Rachel Free, 20.01.25

Strategically underperforming is not something typically found in human behaviour, yet the AI security institute has found that AI models are sometimes able to strategically ...

By Jack Rigelsford, 22.01.26

Matthew McConaughey has registered trade marks of various short audio and video clips of himself, including his catchphrase “Alright, alright, alright”...

By Emily Spain, 23.01.26

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) presents a clear paradox. While AI can significantly strengthen climate resilience and improve environmental decision making...

By Dr Rachel Free, 26.01.26

Recently, machine learning engineers have developed recursive language models (RLMs) – a new way of using large language models (LLMs) so they can complete long-context tasks...

By Tara McCarthy, 28.02.26

The First-Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has agreed to let an appeal move forward, despite finding “professionally incompetent” use of AI and other procedural missteps...

By Taiya Cooper, 05.02.26

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has opened a consultation on its draft Legal Statement addressing liability for AI harms under the private law of England and Wales...

By Lisa McClory, 06.02.26

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) released the AI Opportunities Action Plan: One Year On progress report on 29 January 2026. This report evaluates...

By James Highfield, 06.02.26

The UK government is stepping up its efforts to establish national artificial intelligence capabilities by unveiling a new collaboration with Meta. The aim is to create open‑source AI tools...

By Jessica Hall, 09.02.26

New research by MIT has highlighted a growing challenge for machine learning in clinical settings: some large models trained on de‑identified electronic health records (EHRs)...

By Gemma Watson, 10.02.26

New research by MIT has highlighted a growing challenge for machine learning in clinical settings: some large models trained on de‑identified electronic health records (EHRs)...

In January 2026, Bandcamp, an online music distribution platform which describes itself as an online record store and music community, announced a formal ban on music...