Question follow-through · 100086

Elections: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs, published by the University of Oxford on 11 December, what a

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
23 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs, published by the University of Oxford on 11 December, what a

  2. 17 Dec 2025

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  3. 23 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The trajectory of AI development is uncertain and evolving quickly. New AI technologies, including ‘chatbot’ style applications built on frontier AI models, offer both opportunities and risks. It is imperative that we to understand these impacts from a sc...

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