Question follow-through · 70176

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating an independent artificial intelligence regulator.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 41 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating an independent artificial intelligence regulator.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation, and the Government is taking action to harness its economic benefits for UK citizens.As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, we believe most AI systems should be regulated at t...

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