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Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 11 April 2025UIN 44022

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of AI in his Department on security.

Answered by Justin Madders

Within the Department for Business and Trade we have produced an AI governance framework for how we use AI both internally and externally to ensure safe and effective use of AI. On our departmental risk register we have identified a number of risks associated with the use of AI in particular in relation to leakage of sensitive information or incorrect decisions being made on the back of outputs from AI outputs. Our mitigations to these risks include blocking non-approved AI tools and guidance to staff that all outputs from AI should be checked for accuracy.

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