Member

This group of amendments goes some way to pursuing urgent changes that we need to see, which includes mandatory effective age assurance for all generative AI used by children; chatbots being transparent in the where information comes from and whether it could have been used and manipulated, with a specific focus on images and text to be marked, so that deepfakes and disinformation content cannot spread unchallenged; and ensuring that chatbots must break confidence when users are expressing suicidal ideation, and redirect users to real support in real life, should someone be expressing that suicidal ideation. We need to see rapid cross-platform response mechanisms to shut down co-ordinated disinformation surges, especially those targeting protected or vulnerable groups. I echo the calls we have heard so far during this group that, as AI continues to develop, we must ensure that we do everything possible to respond to its advances, ensuring that our policies keep us and, most importantly, our children and young people, safe.