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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 No. 1264
Regulation 2
1. In this Schedule—
“artificial intelligence” means technology enabling the programming or training of a device or software to—
perceive environments through the use of data;
interpret data using automated processing designed to approximate cognitive abilities; and
make recommendations, predictions or decisions;
with a view to achieving a specific objective;
“advanced robotics” has the same meaning as in Schedule 2;
“cognitive abilities” means reasoning, perception, communication, learning, planning, problem solving, abstract thinking, decision-making or organisation;
“cyber security” means the activities necessary to protect network and information systems, the users of such systems, and other persons affected by cyber threats;
“cyber threat” means any potential circumstance, event or action that could damage, disrupt or otherwise adversely affect network and information systems, the users of such systems and other persons;
“network and information system” has the same meaning as in regulation 1 of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018(1);
“technology” has the same meaning as in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008(2).
2.—(1) A qualifying entity carrying on any of the following activities for one or more of the purposes set out in sub-paragraph 2—
(a)research into artificial intelligence; or
(b)developing or producing goods, software or technology that use artificial intelligence.
(2) The purposes are—
(a)the identification or tracking of objects, people or events;
(b)advanced robotics;
(c)cyber security.
S.I. 2018/506. There are amendments to regulation 1, which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697, 2018/165, 2018/939 and 2019/989.
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