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Food: Disease Control

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 11 December 2024UIN 17644

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on regulating the use of AI in the context of food biosecurity.

Answered by Feryal Clark

AI is a general-purpose technology, with a wide array of applications. The vast majority of AI systems should be regulated at the point of use, and the UK's existing expert regulators are best placed to do this.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology engages regularly across government departments to understand how they are considering AI-related policy issues within their remit.

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