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Artificial Intelligence: Safety

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7272

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to promote the safe use of artificial intelligence.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Government wants to see AI adopted widely to realise its potential productivity benefits, and regulatory clarity will help drive this adoption. That is why we committed in our manifesto to introduce binding regulations on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI systems. We also intend to put the AI Safety Institute on a statutory footing. The AISI conducts research and model evaluations to assess the capabilities of frontier AI systems and works with developers, and international partners, to enhance the safety of models.

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