Question follow-through · 62299
Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release Government-built “Humphrey” AI tool reviews responses to consultation for first time, in bid to save millions, published on 14 May 2025, in which are
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release Government-built “Humphrey” AI tool reviews responses to consultation for first time, in bid to save millions, published on 14 May 2025, in which are
26 Jun 2025
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2 Jul 2025
Answer published
Consult is a tool designed to analyse responses to public consultations, it uses AI to identify themes for each question and map responses to those themes.The first live evaluation of Consult was completed using the Scottish Government’s recent consultati...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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