Question follow-through · 929
Public Consultation: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has plans to use AI to help read responses to consultations.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has plans to use AI to help read responses to consultations.
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is building an AI tool called Consult, which uses topic modelling to extract common themes from consultation responses. To ensure transparency for users, Consult presents these themes alongside the raw data...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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