Question follow-through · 3921
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content produced overseas on public discourse and community cohesion in
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content produced overseas on public discourse and community cohesion in
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are aware that AI tools may make it easier to produce misleading content that damages public trust.DSIT routinely engages with platforms on information risks that threaten public safety or national security. This can include coordinated inauthentic beh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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