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Artificial Intelligence: Children

Asked by Cameron ThomasIndependentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 72401

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on the risks artificial intelligence poses to children; and what steps he is taking to mitigate those risks.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Government recognises the importance of this issue. We engage with a range of stakeholders on the impact of AI, including child safety experts.

As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, we believe most AI systems should be regulated at the point of use, with our expert regulators best placed to do so. Alongside this, the strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are for children, requiring in-scope services to protect all users from illegal content and children from encountering harmful content, including where it is AI generated.

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