The UK’s AI White Paper has been released and is pro-innovation, following the National AI Strategy and the principles of the Plan for Digital Regulation. It is light on regulation, with no intention to introduce legislation, and instead will progress iteratively with a wait and see approach. This follows an open letter from the Future of Life Institute calling for a six-month halt in work on AI systems more powerful than the generative AI system: GPT-4. Leading scientist Geoffrey Hinton has decided to step away from developing AI and into a role warning about the dangers of its technology. The UK is third in the world for AI research and development, and home to a third of Europe’s total AI companies.