Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 119428
Artificial Intelligence: Defamation
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom, on the attribution of ultimate authorship of defamatory comments towards humans by autonomous bots.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanA range of rules already apply to AI systems, such as data protection, competition, equality legislation and other forms of sector regulation. The UK has well established defamation laws, and our data protection laws also apply to personal data processed ...
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