Question follow-through · 26130

Artificial Intelligence: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards introduced by developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to prevent the provision of advice that could encou

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards introduced by developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to prevent the provision of advice that could encou

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Tackling eating-disorder content online is a priority for the Government, and we recognise the risks posed by AI systems generating content that could encourage or exacerbate eating disorders. Generative AI services in scope of the Online Safety Act are r...

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