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Review timetable

The CMA is launching this initial piece of work to help create an early understanding of the market for foundation models and how their use could evolve; what opportunities and risks these scenarios could bring for competition and consumer protection; and what competition and consumer protection principles will therefore best guide the development of these markets going forward.

Initial review

In the White Paper of March 2023, the UK government asked UK regulators, including the CMA, to think about how the innovative development and deployment of artificial intelligence can be supported in line with the 5 overarching principles of: safety, security and robustness; appropriate transparency and explainability; fairness; accountability and governance; and contestability and redress.

Supporting open, competitive markets, protecting consumers and businesses from unfair behaviour, and enabling innovation to thrive are core to the CMAs mandate. We are therefore launching this initial piece of work to help create an early and shared understanding of:

• how the competitive markets for foundation models and their use could evolve
• what opportunities and risks these scenarios could bring for competition and consumer protection
• which principles can best guide the ongoing development of these markets so that the vibrant innovation that has characterised the current emerging phase is sustained, and the resulting benefits continue to flow for people, businesses and the economy

This focus is also in line with our strategic priority to ensure effective competition in emergent markets as set out in our annual plan.

• Launch Document (PDF, 328 KB) (4.5.23)
• Press Notice: CMA launches initial review on Artificial Intelligence models (4.5.23)

Contact

Email address: aifoundationmodels@cma.gov.uk

Media enquiries

Any media enquiries should be directed to press@cma.gov.uk