The EU AI Act and UK AI regulation: A product law perspective
A legal analysis from Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader examines the EU AI Act and the UK's approach to AI regulation through the lens of product law, comparing how each jurisdiction treats AI systems as regulated products.
Why this matters: Product law is not a technical detail. It decides who is legally responsible when an AI system causes harm — the developer, the deployer, or someone else entirely. The EU has binding rules now. The UK is still working out its approach. That gap matters if you build AI products, sell them across borders, or get hurt by one. Framing AI as a product puts liability on a track most people understand. Whether that track leads to real accountability is the open question.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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