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National Security: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Chris BlooreLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 117507

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the strategic risks to the United Kingdom arising from frontier artificial intelligence capability being concentrated in a small number of overseas jurisdictions.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Artificial intelligence (AI), including frontier AI, presents both risks and opportunities for the UK. The concentration of AI capability development in a small number of overseas jurisdictions raises challenges, in terms of balancing delivery of the capabilities we want with the assurance and freedom of action we need. The Government manages these strategic implications through close cooperation with trusted allies, engagement with industry, and sustained investment in domestic capability and skills.

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