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Artificial Intelligence: Arts and Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) help increase the UK's international role in AI innovation and (b) protect creative industries from the potential impacts of AI.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) help increase the UK's international role in AI innovation and (b) protect creative industries from the potential impacts of AI.
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2025
Answer published
We are already a global leader in AI. We are the third-largest AI market in the world, and we are home to world-renowned AI companies. We are committed to building a thriving AI ecosystem that can scale and win globally. As outlined in the AI Opportunit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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