Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1718971

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) attract, and (2) retain, top AI professionals in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring there is a sustainable pipeline of skills workers. Since 2018 we have invested £290 million in AI skills and talent initiatives. This includes the funding of AI and Data Science Conversion Courses scholarships for underrepresented groups.</p><p>The AI Futures programme helps attract top early to mid-career AI talent from around the world to the UK, including through a grants scheme which supports universities and SMEs to meet relocation costs of exceptional AI researchers and engineers.</p><p>We also help UK tech companies access world-class talent through the Global Talent Visa and the Scaleup Worker Visa.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 23/05/2024 12:21:53 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715063

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Financial Times: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent content licensing agreement between The Financial Times and OpenAI, what assessment they have made of the potential implications this may have for the AI industry; and what steps they are taking to further promote transparency and accountability in AI-driven content generation and distribution.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants the AI sector and our creative industries to grow together in partnership and is encouraged to see agreements being reached between AI developers and press publishers.</p><p>As set out in its response to the AI White Paper, the Government believes there should be greater transparency from AI developers in relation to data inputs and the attribution of outputs. It is considering ways to achieve this and will engage closely with right holders and AI developers.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 15/05/2024 10:56:07 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1714015

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about potential 'over-dependence' on a small number of major tech firms in the AI industry, what steps they are taking (1) to promote competition, and (2) to prevent monopolistic practices, within the AI sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that digital markets work well for businesses and consumers. It will be for the CMA in the first instance as the independent regulator to decide how to exercise its powers to address any competition issues in digital markets as they develop.</p><p> </p><p>The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will give the CMA new, faster and more effective tools to identify and address competition issues in digital markets, including AI markets. These will apply where it finds firms have substantial and entrenched market power and a position of strategic significance in one or more digital activities. Subject to Parliamentary timings, the Bill is on track to receive Royal Assent in Spring, and we expect the regime will come into force in Autumn this year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 10/05/2024 10:05:35 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1691298

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the developers of artificial intelligence technologies concerning how they verify the accuracy of their outputs, particularly with regard to racial and gender bias.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Preventing bias and ensuring the accuracy of AI outputs are essential for building public trust in AI and encouraging its adoption and growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engaged with AI developers through our AI Regulation White Paper consultation and the response published this month, which details how we are protecting UK citizens from AI-related bias.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched the Fairness Innovation Challenge, granting over £465,000 to support the development of socio-technical solutions to address bias in AI.</p><p> </p><p>We published the 'Introduction to AI Assurance', guide for AI developers and deployers, which outlines how techniques like bias audits can help verify AI systems.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 07/03/2024 13:06:25 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1688819

registered interest
date	12/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to balance the interests of artificial intelligence  (AI) companies with the rights holders in the development of policies and regulations related to AI and copyright laws.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is engaging with the AI and rights holder sectors to develop an approach on AI and copyright that allows both sectors to grow together. We want to work closely with right holders and AI developers to deliver this. Any approach will need to be underpinned by trust and transparency between parties, with greater transparency from AI developers about use of copyrighted material to train AI models and the attribution of outputs having an important role to play. The Government will soon set out further proposals on the way forward.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 26/02/2024 12:21:06 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1688746

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce binding requirements for artificial intelligence.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Regulators are already using their existing remits to implement the AI principles. In parallel, we are reviewing their powers and remits to ensure they are fully equipped to address AI risks and opportunities in their domains.</p><p> </p><p>However, in our WP response we lay out a pro-innovation case for considering targeted binding requirements on organisations developing highly capable general-purpose AI systems, to ensure they are accountable for making these technologies sufficiently safe.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation should only be introduced when understanding of risks has matured, and there is clear evidence these risks cannot be effectively mitigated using voluntary measures or existing legal powers.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 22/02/2024 12:21:56 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1685706

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Business: Horizon Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the eligibility criteria for businesses to apply for Horizon research programme funding; and how those grants will assist them.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Our association to Horizon Europe means that UK researchers and businesses, and their international partners can now apply for funding, and are strongly encouraged to do so. Any organisation can apply for Horizon Europe funding providing they meet the criteria for the specific calls of relevance: <a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/horizon-europe-who-should-apply_en" target="_blank">https://rea.ec.europa.eu/horizon-europe-who-should-apply_en</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 12/02/2024 12:00:49 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682268

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plans to publish a series of tests that need to be met to pass new laws on artificial intelligence, what steps they are taking to decide the criteria for the tests; and how they plan to conduct those tests.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>As set out through the AI Regulation White Paper, we are establishing a flexible, principles-based approach to governing AI. We are willing to legislate if required, however we need to understand the issues first and take a proportionate, evidence-based approach. That’s why we established the AI Safety Institute, which will offer vital insights into the advanced capabilities of frontier AI and foundation models by conducting safety testing and carrying out AI safety research.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on our approach very shortly through the White Paper response.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 29/01/2024 11:39:07 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1677591

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provisional EU plan on the use of artificial intelligence; and how, if at all, this will affect the UK's development of regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Many issues relating to AI regulation are global in nature, and will require global solutions to address. This is why we are keen to work with international partners, including the EU, on key issues and find ways to support our national and international AI ecosystems and support businesses operating across jurisdictions. We are also taking an active role in multilateral initiatives addressing AI issues, such as the Global Partnership on AI with GPAI, OECD, G7 Hiroshima AI Process, and the Council of Europe, among others. We will also seek further opportunities for open dialogues to share ideas and best practices in this space.</p><p> </p><p>Last March, the government published the AI Regulation White Paper. This context-based approach has considered the UK’s own unique regulatory, business and societal landscape. Rather than setting a centralised list like the EU, our approach proposes allowing different regulators to take a more tailored and agile approach to the use of AI in a range of settings, reflecting the growing use of AI in a range of sectors for a number of different applications. The proposed framework of cross-sectoral principles will ensure coherence across the regulatory system.</p><p> </p><p>We want to establish a nimble and internationally competitive regulatory approach which drives innovation and growth. This is key to supporting our ambitions to strengthen our position as an AI superpower. The government will be setting out our next steps for the regulatory framework through our white paper consultation response, which is being published in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are taking steps to implement our regulatory approach, including the establishment of a central AI risk function, bringing together policymakers and AI experts to identify, assess and report on risks of AI systems. We have also set up the AI Safety Institute, which is aiming to ensure that the UK and the world are not caught off guard by progress at the frontier of AI. We are also engaging closely with regulators across the UK and their sponsoring government departments to understand the organisational capacity they need to regulate AI effectively, across technical, regulatory, and market-specific expertise. This includes the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum AI and Digital Hub announced in September, which will offer advice to AI innovators to make it easier for innovators to navigate the AI regulation landscape so they can bring their products more quickly and safely to market. Alongside this, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) continues to lead the Government’s work to enable responsible trustworthy innovation using data and AI that safeguards our fundamental values and puts protecting the public first. For example, the CDEI is working closely with the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Information Commissioner’s Office to support solutions to tackle AI fairness through the delivery of the Fairness Innovation Challenge.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 20/12/2023 11:12:12 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1669366

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Audio Recordings: Disinformation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat the creation and spread of digitally generated fake audios.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the fast-moving development of AI systems, including those used to generate fake audio and the potential of such tools for facilitating criminal offences such as fraud.</p><p>The Online Safety Act received Royal Assent on 26 October. It has been designed to keep pace with emerging technologies, and to provide Ofcom with broad horizon-scanning and robust information-gathering powers so that it can review and regulate technologies effectively.</p><p>The Act’s illegal content duties require providers to proactively mitigate the risk that their services are used for illegal activity or to share illegal content. and to design their services to mitigate the risk of this occurring. Services must also take steps to prevent content that constitutes a priority offence from appearing on their service — this includes a number of fraud and financial crime offences.</p><p>This applies to fake-audio content, whether that content is created by a human of AI-generated. On services it regulates, the Act will regulate AI-generated content in much the same way it does content created by humans.</p><p>Further, ahead of the Bills implementation, the Government plans to deliver a voluntary Online Fraud Charter. This charter will demonstrate the ambition of signatories to work with the Government to tackle online fraud.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 27/11/2023 17:16:58 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick