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Artificial Intelligence: Weapons of Mass Destruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is able to take to delay or prohibit the public release of a frontier AI model in instances when the UK AI Security Institute assesses that model as posing a s
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is able to take to delay or prohibit the public release of a frontier AI model in instances when the UK AI Security Institute assesses that model as posing a s
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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14 Jan 2026
Answer published
We are optimistic about how AI will transform the lives of British people for the better, but advanced AI could also lead to serious security risks. The Government believes that AI should be regulated at the point of use, and takes a context-based approac...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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