AI初创公司希望从监管中获得什么？

July 2022 Authors Camilla de Coverley VealePolicy Director Dom HallasExecutive DirectorThe Coalition for a Digital Economy Leah FriedlanderPolicy Lead for Emerging Technologies About Coadec The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) is an independent advocacy group that serves as the policy Coadec was founded in 2010 by Mike Butcher, Editor-at-Large of technology news publisher TechCrunch,and Jeff Lynn, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of online investment platform Seedrs. Wefight for a policy environment that enables early-stage British tech companies to grow, scale andcompete globally. We have over 2500 startups in our network and have been instrumental in buildingproactive coalitions of businesses and investors on issues that are integral to the health of the UK’s startup Acknowledgements We are very grateful to every startup, scale up, founder and investor who contributed to this report,particularly those who responded to our survey or provided us with their experiences and insight in interviews. Executive Summary AI is likely to be the definitive technology of the century, disrupting and reforming global economies. At this early stage in the AI race, the UK can say it has many advantages - our AI ecosystem is envied aroundthe world. The UK has an estimated 1400 high-growth AI startups, employing more than 20,000 andgenerating more than £1 bn in revenue.¹ In 2020 alone, the UK’s AI ecosystem was worth more than £15bn.² But the UK cannot afford to rest on its laurels: despite its strength, the AI ecosystem is not without Startups by their very nature are created to do things differently and take the sorts of innovation risks othercompanies are unwilling or unable to. For policy makers this means startups will effectively be the litmustest for AI rules - if AI regulations don’t work for startups, the entire AI sector will suffer. Following the introduction of the EU’s draft Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), and the UK Government due topublish its own AI White Paper, we decided we needed to ask the AI ecosystem - what do they want from The startups we talked to were generally positive about the UK being able to cement its position as aworld-leading hub for AI innovation - as long as it gets its regulation right. Introduction AI is likely to be the definitive technology of the century, disrupting and reforming global economies. As AIcapabilities advance, the consequences of different types of automation and machine learning will impactdifferent industries and the economic and political consequences likely to give rise to a new type of The UK is starting with an advantage in this global race: our AI ecosystem is already envied around the world. The UK has an estimated 1,400 high-growth startups where AI is a critical part of their products or services,including Moneybox, Graphcore and Onfido, employing more than 20,000 people and generating more than£1bn in revenue.³ In the decade between 2010 and 2021, AI startups raised more than £19bn, with 76% of AI startups in the UK also benefit from a thriving deep tech ecosystem, driven by world-recogniseduniversities. While a small number of these university researchers and deep tech companies, such asDeepMind, are working to master the most advanced types of artificial intelligence, their development of AI startups do not exist in isolation, they compete with the entire innovation ecosystem, with capital andtalent regularly recycled. A strong and vibrant ecosystem attracts new startups and here the UK is also wellpositioned. Tech Nation’s 2022 Tech Week update, released in June, illustrated the strength of our startup In fact, by June 2022, startups in the UK raised double the funding of any other European market. The updatealso showed we have built a strong unicorn pipeline - 258 startups are considered to have the potential tobe valued at $1bn or over in the coming years - double any European neighbour. This mid-year update But despite this strength, and relative advantages, the UK’s AI ecosystem is not without its challenges, noris it immune to damage from both core challenges on talentandfinance as well as regulatory overreach. Startups by their very nature are created to do things differently and take the sorts of innovation riskscorporates are much less likely to. For policy makers this means startups will effectively be the litmus test With the EU introducing a draft Artificial Intelligence Act, and the UK Government due to publish an AI WhitePaper, we decided we needed to ask the AI ecosystem - what are their challenges and what do they want The startups we talked to were generally positive about the UK being able to cement its position as aworld-leading hub for AI innovation - as long as it gets its regulation right. Polling the EU’s key proposals onAI regulation, we found deep reservations for every one of them - this gives the UK a real Brexit opportunity UK / EU Regulatory State of Play The UK’s Path to AI Regulation Th