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Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department uses non-deterministic systems.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department uses non-deterministic systems.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence is exploiting AI across a broad spectrum of use cases from the frontline to the back office to make all parts of Defence more efficient and effective. This includes the use of 'non-deterministic' AI systems, such as Large Language ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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