Viscount Camrose (Con)

I thank all noble Lords and the Minister for their comments and contributions to what has been a fascinating debate. I will start by commenting on the other amendments in this group before turning to those in my name. First, on Amendments 28 and 29, I am rather more comfortable with the arrangements for meaningful human intervention set out in the Bill than the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. For me, either a decision has meaningful human intervention or it does not. In the latter case, certain additional rights kick in. To me, that binary model is clear and straightforward, and could only be damaged by introducing some of the more analogue concepts such as “predominantly”, “principally”, “mainly” or “wholly”, so I am perfectly comfortable with that as it is. However, I recognise that puts a lot of weight on to the precise meaning of “meaningful human involvement”. Amendment 36 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, which would require the Secretary of State to produce a definition of “meaningful human involvement” in ADM in collaboration with the ICO, seems to take on some value in those circumstances, so I am certainly more supportive of that one. As for Amendments 34 and 35 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, I absolutely recognise the value and potential of efficacy; I agree it is a very valuable term. I have more faith in the rollout and use of the ATRS but on a non-statutory basis, believing, as I do, that this would allow it to continue to develop in an agile and adaptive manner. I welcome the Minister’s words on this subject, and for now I remain comfortable that the ATRS is the direction forward for that. I turn to the amendments in my name. I thank all noble Lords and, indeed, the Minister for their comments and contributions regarding Amendments 31 and 32. I very much take the Minister’s point that definitions of consent feature elsewhere in the Bill. That reduces my concern somewhat. However, I continue to strongly commend Amendment 26 to the House. I believe it will foster innovation while protecting data rights. It is popular with the public and with private sector stakeholders. It will bring about outcomes that we all want to see in AI safety without stifling this new and exciting technology. In the absence of an AI Bill—and possibly even in the presence of one—it is the only AI-specific legislation that will be around. It is important somehow to get those AI principles in the Bill, at least until an AI Bill comes along. With this in mind, I wish to test the opinion of the House.