Chinese AI models and open-weight AI

Vik Khurana is joined by Tom Sharpe to reflect on the key themes and discussions from the Financial Times’ annual AI Summit.From AI sovereignty and the growing importance of responsible AI to the commercial opportunities presented by AI agents, they explore what the latest developments mean for businesses deploying AI. They also consider how organisations may need to rethink existing processes, the implications for governance and risk, and the importance of maintaining human understanding as AI becomes more embedded in the workplace.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

Vik Khurana, Tom Sharpe and Simon McDougall explore the evolving policy, legal and geopolitical issues shaping artificial intelligence. Drawing on developments across the AI policy landscape, they discuss data sovereignty, cybersecurity and resilience, and the wider societal harms driving calls for regulation.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

In our latest Roadmap podcast, Vik Khurana and Tom Sharpe,  discuss something a lot of clients are asking about right now: use of Chinese AI models and open-weight AI. They also take a look at what’s happening on the UK sovereign AI side of things.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

Vik Khurana and our new AI Partner, Tom Sharpe, sit down to discuss the big trends they are seeing in the AI market this summer. These include the posture vendors are taking on AI contract terms; key use cases ranging from HR and recruitment tools to marketing and content generation (and the different risks presented by each); where agentic AI is being silently contracted for without legal review; a renewed focus on EU AI Act compliance (and what the AI Omnibus package really means); and our favourite (or least favourite!) new AI terminology.Tom and Vik will be hosting an event at our London Blackfriars office on 22 September 2026. They will lead a practical, interactive walk-through of a realistic scenario from start to finish – from the initial request from the business, through due diligence and contracting, to the governance considerations once the tool is live.  You can register your interest here.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

Charlie Hawes and Simon McDougall recently attended Europe’s leading AI conference, the IAPP AI Governance Global Europe 2026 in Dublin. During the event, Simon chaired a panel discussion examining the impact of regulatory shocks on AI alongside fellow industry experts. In this podcast, Charlie and Simon reflect on the key themes, insights and debates that emerged from the panel, and explore what they mean for organisations navigating the evolving AI regulatory landscape. Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

This episode explores AI content licensing in the media space. Alice Esuola-Grant, Jamie Cox-Deakins and Vik Khurana discuss why content owners and AI developers are increasingly utilising licensing arrangements, the commercial drivers for this and how these types of deals differ from traditional content licensing.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

In this episode, Vik Khurana and William White break down how the rise of generative and agentic AI is reshaping technology contracting. Mapping practice across traditional IT, gen AI and agentic AI, they offer practical guidance on IP ownership, performance risk, liability frameworks and negotiation strategy – cutting through the uncertainty for anyone negotiating AI deals.  In particular:How AI-generated outputs and autonomous agent workflows are complicating data and IP ownership models New approaches to performance warranties as AI systems shift from deterministic to probabilistic Liability caps, IP indemnities and why agentic AI disclaimers deserve extra scrutiny Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

In this episode, Vik Khurana and Simon McDougall take time out from our new series on agentic AI risks, to give their “hot takes” on the latest tools causing a stir in AI circles - Claude Code and Cowork, and OpenClaw and Moltbook - in a way that legal people can easily understand and talk to their business teams about with confidence.Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

In this episode, Vik Khurana and Naomi Foale explain agentic AI – the features that distinguish it from GenAI, the ‘modes of failure’ that mean risks arise differently, and the potential liability and risk issues that could arise and how those are likely to be allocated between the different players and moving parts involved in agentic systems.Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

In the final episode of our series on AI Governance, Vik Khurana and Simon McDougall set out how organisations can manage and monitor AI risk on an ongoing basis, focusing on turning governance into a BAU process, monitoring the performance of AI systems and the importance of AI literacy and training for your teams. Send us Fan MailNote: All information was correct at the time of recording.Thanks for listening!If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here, and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod