AI companies commit to UK changes on transparency, information rights, ICO says
By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 1, 2026, 15:30 GMT | Insight) -- Leading AI developers are changing or committing to change their UK products to improve transparency about training data sources and help users exercise information rights, the UK data protection regulator said on Thursday. The ICO is also making inquiries to Meta and OpenAI over unintended model behavior, executive William Malcolm told an audience. He said the UK privacy watchdog would open a call for evidence on agentic AI this month, and hopes to consult early next year on its upcoming statutory code on AI and automated decision-making.The UK data protection regulator has said leading AI developers are changing or committing to change their products in Britain, to ensure they're transparently informing where training data comes from and publicizing more clearly how users can exercise information rights....
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