Artificial Intelligence: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Commons · Question 102277 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is able to take to delay or prohibit the public release of a frontier AI model in instances when the UK AI Security Institute assesses that model as posing a s
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 14 Jan 2026
We are optimistic about how AI will transform the lives of British people for the better, but advanced AI could also lead to serious security risks. The Government believes that AI should be regulated at the point of use, and takes a context-based approac...