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Artificial Intelligence: Small Businesses

Asked by Mike AmesburyIndependentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 22 January 2025UIN 23827

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to ensure the AI plan for change helps small businesses utilise artificial intelligence.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The adoption of trustworthy AI across the UK public and private sectors will improve public services and drive productivity and growth across the whole economy, transforming all of our lives for the better and supporting the government to deliver its Plan for Change.

To capture the full potential of AI in the private sector, we are targeting high-growth Industrial Strategy sectors and supporting diffusion across the whole economy, which includes addressing the challenges faced by SMEs. The cross-government Technology Adoption Review will set out recommendations for how government should work with industry to support businesses to adopt AI.

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