New business guidance to boost skills and unlock benefits of AI

Businesses throughout the UK will be supported to unleash the enormous potential of AI across their workforce as the UK Government publishes new guidance to make sure employees have the skills they need.

The guidance is intended to help employers boost their employees’ understanding of AI so they can use it safely in their day-to-day role, by setting out the key knowledge, skills and behaviours they should have in order to reap the benefits of AI safely – including how to use artificial intelligence tools effectively such as Large Language Models and the safe and secure management of sensitive data.

The guidance was published in partnership with Innovate UK and will be accepting feedback on their website.

The Alan Turing Institute will be hosting a webinar on 7 December from 2:00-3:00pm to present the draft version of ‘AI Skills for Business Guidance’, explain the consultation process and offer attendees a chance to participate in a live Q&A session. Register now.

This follows the Government’s publication of a report showing the impact of AI on the UK labour market and education.

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill No2: AI in work amendment

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill No 2 has been proceeding through Parliament. Returning to the Commons in November 2023, the Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital, re-tabled an amendment on the Digital Information Principles at Work, created in partnership with IFOW, that was first introduced at the fourth sitting, as outlined below:

https://www.ifow.org/case-studies/digital-information-workplace-principles-amendment-to-dpdi-bill