Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 18666
Space Weather: Research
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Question
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on UK research into space weather and its consequences.
Answer
Chris BryantWe have made no such direct assessment, but as a general-purpose technology, AI has a wide array of applications and the UK's existing expert regulators are best placed to regulate the vast majority of AI systems in the context in which they’re deployed.