Question follow-through · 43881
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of AI in his Department on security.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 14 Apr 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of AI in his Department on security.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Apr 2025
Answer published
The UK government is dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance public services securely. The AI Playbook for the UK Government (p. 74) includes an assessment of the risks coming from the use of AI. The Playbook includes worked scenar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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