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What do legal teams need to know about AI standards?

Published on: 28 April 2025
Published by a LexisNexis TMT expert

Table of contents

  • What are technical standards and what role do standards have to play in supporting companies' regulatory compliance obligations?
  • What are some examples of standards that standards bodies have developed relevant to AI?
  • What do legal teams need to know about the project to create standards under the EU AI Act?
  • What is the UK government's approach?
  • How can standards be leveraged by customers procuring AI both internally and in contract negotiations?

Article summary

TMT analysis: This analysis considers the role of technical standards in the ICT sector and in particular in relation to artificial intelligence (AI). It discusses some of the standards that have been developed relevant to AI, the project to create standards under the EU AI Act and the UK government’s approach. It also considers how standards can be leveraged by customers procuring AI systems, both internally and in contract negotiations. Written by Dr Sam De Silva, partner and global co-head of the Commercial Practice Group, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

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