The UK Government has published a White Paper outlining a regulatory framework for AI, based on five key principles of safety, transparency, fairness, accountability and contestability. The approach seeks to promote responsible innovation and maintain public trust. The White Paper establishes a multi-regulator sandbox and recommends practical guidance to help businesses put these principles into practice.

Spain is actively regulating AI through various initiatives, including launching the first regulatory sandbox for the EU AI Act to create a controlled environment for experimenting with AI obligations, publishing a National AI Strategy, establishing Europe's first AI Supervisory Agency, and passing a Rider Law to give delivery riders employment rights. The Spanish government is investing in these regulatory efforts and has set specific objectives to reduce social inequality and promote innovation while protecting individual and collective rights. These regulations aim to increase transparency and accountability for algorithmic systems and ensure compliance with upcoming AI legislation.

The Dutch government is increasing oversight on AI systems following a scandal involving a biased algorithm used by their tax office. The government is committed to a new statutory regime that ensures AI systems are checked for transparency and discrimination, and the data protection regulator will receive extra funding for algorithm oversight. The Dutch government wants more transparency about AI systems deployed in the public sector and is proposing a legal requirement to use an assessment framework, a register of high-risk AI systems, and specific measures for human oversight and non-discrimination. The proposals currently apply to the public sector but will likely impact businesses supplying AI systems to the public sector and create greater public awareness of the use of AI systems.

The EU ministers have greenlit the adoption of a general approach to the EU AI Act, which aims to balance fundamental rights and the promotion of AI innovation by defining AI, expanding the scope of the act, clarifying governance, extending the prohibition of social scoring to private actors, designating high-risk systems, and clarifying compliance feasibility for high-risk systems. The final text includes several changes to increase transparency and simplify required conformity assessments. The European Council will now negotiate with the European Parliament, with an agreement expected to be reached by early 2024. Businesses are advised to take steps to manage the risks of AI systems to embrace AI with greater confidence.

Spain has launched the first regulatory sandbox to test new rules for artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic systems as part of the EU AI act. The country has also introduced a rider-law, Royal Decree-Law 9/2021, to safeguard employment rights of delivery workers who work through digital platforms. The law includes a presumption of employment for riders who work under a digital platform algorithm, giving them additional job security and safety provisions. Employers are required to inform works councils of workers' parameters, rules, and instructions based on AI systems used as part of the platform. The Ministry of Labour has also published guidelines for complying with algorithmic transparency laws, including the GDPR where necessary.