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Micky Irons
Micky Irons

Posted on • Originally published at mickai.co.uk

UK Export Controls and Cloud AI: The Intangible Transfer Wall

Uploading controlled technical data to a cloud AI raises a licensable intangible transfer question under UK export control law, and sovereign on premise review removes it.

UK strategic export controls restrict intangible transfers of controlled technology by electronic means, which puts cloud AI squarely in licensing territory. We explain why on premise, air gapped review is the defensible route for British defence and dual use manufacturers.


Originally published on mickai.co.uk. This is a cross-post; the canonical version, with the full body, footnotes and references, lives on the mickai.co.uk article page.

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