Written questions

Space Weather: Research

Commons · Question 18666 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

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

Answered by Chris Bryant, 17 Dec 2024

We 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.