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Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 January 2025UIN 23716

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Ministry of Defence is experimenting with a range of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to increase productivity and efficiency across the Department. That includes the use of informational chatbots, machine learning applications and generative AI to manage large volumes of data, automate laborious or repetitive tasks and support policy work (summarising documents, drafting emails, generating meeting minutes etc).

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