Written questions

Media: Artificial Intelligence

2026-07-12 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 18282 · Official question

Gordon McKee

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI assistants and answer engines on traffic and revenue received by public-interest news publishers; and whether her Department

Answer

We recognise the impact on public interest news publishers of generative AI platforms and services, including AI assistants and answer engines, which risk diverting audiences and advertising revenue by presenting news summaries which limit the need to cli...