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Public Consultation: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by John GlenConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 929

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has plans to use AI to help read responses to consultations.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is building an AI tool called Consult, which uses topic modelling to extract common themes from consultation responses. To ensure transparency for users, Consult presents these themes alongside the raw data. The tool is currently being tested with past consultations, whether it goes on to be used will depend on the outcomes of extensive testing and evaluation.

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