A question on #GovernmentDepartments #ArtificialIntelligence tabled by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Lord Vallance of Balham.

Heading: Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
Question ID: 1804008
UIN: HL7615
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 1796
Asking Member display name: Lord Taylor of Warwick
Asking Member handle: Lord_ofWarwick
Asking Member Twitter reference: @Lord_ofWarwick
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, following the launch of their artificial intelligence tool 'Humphrey', how they intend to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within government departments.
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Date answered: 2025-06-03
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Answering Member ID: 5363
Answering Member display name: Lord Vallance of Balham
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Vallance of Balham
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Answer text: A range of existing regulation already applies to the use of AI in government departments, including data protection law and obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (including the Public Sector Equality Duty). The Information Commissioners Office and Equa...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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