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Artificial Intelligence: Children

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 734

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to include children’s perspectives in the policymaking process for generative AI.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

Children’s perspectives are central to the government’s policy approach to generative AI.

The Secretary of State recently brought together young people, campaigners, experts, and industry, to discuss childhood in the age of AI at Wilton Park. The event highlighted the opportunities and challenges AI creates for young people and reinforced the need to involve them in future policy development.

The government also launched the Growing Up in an Online World consultation, seeking views from children and young people on their experiences and perspectives on AI. We encourage responses before it closes on 26 May.

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