Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 15102

Artificial Intelligence: Children

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether, following the Government's announcement on measures to address AI chatbots producing romantic and sexual content for children, it plans to take further steps to close gaps rela

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

We have taken a power in the Crime and Policing Act to close loopholes in the Online Safety Act regarding AI chatbots. This means unregulated chatbots will have to comply with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect their users from illegal content ...

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