Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 18667

Space Weather: Research

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

ConservativeRunnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of AI regulation for UK research into space weather and its consequences.

Answer

Chris Bryant
AI is a general-purpose technology, with a wide array of applications. 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.