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Artificial Intelligence: Defamation

Commons · Question 62368 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate who is responsible in cases of defamation involving an AI model.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 2 Jul 2025

A range of existing 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 p...