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Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with Innovate UK on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
21 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with Innovate UK on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

  2. 21 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The AI Opportunities Action Plan, which was developed by Matt Clifford, sets out how we will achieve our AI ambitions by laying the foundations for AI growth, driving adoption and building UK capability at the frontier. UKRI representatives, including res...

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