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<p>Section 6 of the Health and safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places duties on any person
who designs, manufacturers, imports or supplies any article for use at work to ensure
that it will be safe and without risks to health, which applies to artificial intelligence
and machine learning software. Section 6(1)(b) requires such testing and examination
as may be necessary to ensure that any article for use at work is safe and without
risks but does not specify specific testing regimes. It is for the designer, manufacturer,
importer or supplier to develop tests that are sufficient to demonstrate that their
product is safe.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Foresight Centre
monitors developments in artificial intelligence to identify potential health and
safety implications for the workplace over the next decade. The Centre reports that
there are likely to be increasing numbers of automated systems in the workplace, including
robots and artificial intelligence. HSE will continue to monitor the technology as
it develops and will respond appropriately on the basis of risk.</p>
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