Work ahead for UK data watchdog to ensure agentic AI compliant, says official
By Frank Hersey and Júlia Tar ( November 19, 2025, 17:10 GMT | Insight) -- The UK data watchdog has its work cut out to be in a position to ensure the deployment of agentic AI is safe and compliant with data protection law, said one of its senior officials.Companies deploying agentic AI – software that can act autonomously rather than in response to specific prompts – will have to ensure that their use is compliant with data protection law, but the law’s regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has a way to go to be able to ensure compliance....
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