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Is There a UK AI Act? How the UK Regulates AI Today

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No. The United Kingdom has no AI Act. AI is governed by existing law applied by existing regulators: chiefly UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, alongside sector rules such as the Financial Conduct Authority's. Government has consistently preferred this route to a single dedicated AI statute.…

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  1. 2026-09-26 00:33 · DEV Community — AI
    Is There a UK AI Act? How the UK Regulates AI Today

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