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UK's top AI regulator quits after 'inappropriate' humour
Key takeaways
- Liv Mc Mahon Technology reporter BBCJohn Edwards had been the information commissioner since 2022John Edwards, the UK's information commissioner, has resigned following a workplace investigation.
- "I have accepted that there have been occasions where I exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that were inappropriate and caused offence," he said in a statement on Friday.
- The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating AI in the UK and also oversees data protection regulation and the freedom of information law.
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Liv Mc Mahon Technology reporter BBCJohn Edwards had been the information commissioner since 2022John Edwards, the UK's information commissioner, has resigned following a workplace investigation.
"I have accepted that there have been occasions where I exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that were inappropriate and caused offence," he said in a statement on Friday.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating AI in the UK and also oversees data protection regulation and the freedom of information law.
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