John Edwards, the UK's information commissioner, has resigned following a workplace investigation.
"I have accepted that there have been occasions where I exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that were inappropriate and caused offence," he said in a statement on Friday.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating AI in the UK and also oversees data protection regulation and the freedom of information law.
Edwards' resignation was confirmed by the government, which said it had come after an independent probe "that took place regarding allegations made against him".
"The government expects the highest standards of conduct from all senior leaders in public life," said a spokesperson for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
"Mr Edwards has acknowledged that his conduct fell below these standards."
The ICO later confirmed Edwards had resigned as information commissioner - a post he has held since early 2022.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o
I've been following an incredibly protracted Freedom of Information request which was submitted to the ICO centred on the internal handling of this man's conduct. It's extremely complex, still on-going and the ICO's response to date appears unlawful.
Are we surprised by any of this? I think not!
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/investigation_into_information_c
Blimey! My first thought is that this guy has too much time on his hands! I get the general gist of his complaint, but I didn't quite grasp why he is so keen to obtain this information in the first place.
I imagine he wanted to test whether the ICO is capable of following the data protection procedures they set out for everyone else. At the moment it appears not which is quite understandable because as we already know it's just a massive tangle of word spaghetti ;D