House of Lords
noun phrase
: the upper house of the British Parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual
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The British Government has softened its stance, leading a House of Lords Committee to argue for more progress.
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James Morris, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
The statement came as part of a submission to the UK's House of Lords communications and digital select committee inquiry into large language models.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
That, in fact, was the point: Wicks passed the law with help from a member of Britain’s House of Lords, who had created similar regulations in her country, in the hope that if Britain and California passed the same rules, a global standard was likely to follow.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 30 May 2023
On April 27, 2023, Lord Alton of Liverpool, a Cross-bench member of the U.K. House of Lords, tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to ensure that some assets could be confiscated.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 May 2023
James Morris, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
The statement came as part of a submission to the UK's House of Lords communications and digital select committee inquiry into large language models.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
That, in fact, was the point: Wicks passed the law with help from a member of Britain’s House of Lords, who had created similar regulations in her country, in the hope that if Britain and California passed the same rules, a global standard was likely to follow.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 30 May 2023
On April 27, 2023, Lord Alton of Liverpool, a Cross-bench member of the U.K. House of Lords, tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to ensure that some assets could be confiscated.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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