Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 96093

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

Tabled: 2 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Dawn Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and 2) Members of P

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Government takes the threat posed by harmful deepfakes, including to MPs, very seriously. Deepfakes are captured by the Online Safety Act where they are shared on an in-scope service and constitute illegal content or content harmful to children.Sharin...

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