The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office called on businesses leveraging generative artificial intelligence tools "to address the privacy risks" while announcing "tougher checks on whether organisations are compliant with data protection laws." ICO Executive Director of Regulatory Risk Stephen Almond said at Politico's Global Tech Day that companies must consider privacy from the onset with generative AI deployments and "there can be no excuse for ignoring risks to people's rights and freedoms before rollout." Editor's note: Explore the IAPP AI Governance Center and subscribe to the AI Governance Dashboard.