Question follow-through · 96093
Artificial Intelligence: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and 2) Members of P
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and 2) Members of P
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government takes the threat posed by harmful deepfakes, including to MPs, very seriously. Deepfakes are captured by the Online Safety Act where they are shared on an in-scope service and constitute illegal content or content harmful to children.Sharin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Artificial Intelligence: Safety
9 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 December to Question 96093, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals from non-sexually explicit deepfakes, digital impersonation, and the