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Written Question
Artificial Intelligence
Friday 12th April 2024

Asked by: Lord Freyberg (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have implemented to address the challenges individuals may face in opting out of large language models accessing their personal data, particularly considering any complexity and difficulty of navigating existing protocols.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The UK’s existing Data Protection Framework requires organisations, including those developing AI technologies such as Large Language Models, to comply with UK data protection principles on lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

This includes requirements to make sure that processing personal data is ‘necessary’ for the intended purposes, carried out in a way that people would reasonably expect, and that data subjects are informed about processing and able to exercise their rights.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has updated guidance on how data protection laws apply to AI systems that process personal data to include fairness across the AI lifecycle.


Written Question
Artificial Intelligence
Friday 12th April 2024

Asked by: Lord Freyberg (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to implement regulations mandating AI developers to incorporate web protocols aimed at preventing large language models from accessing personal data without obtaining prior consent.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The UK’s existing Data Protection Framework requires organisations, including those developing AI technologies such as Large Language Models, to comply with UK data protection principles on lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

This includes requirements to make sure that processing personal data is ‘necessary’ for the intended purposes, carried out in a way that people would reasonably expect, and that data subjects are informed about processing and able to exercise their rights.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has updated guidance on how data protection laws apply to AI systems that process personal data to include fairness across the AI lifecycle.


Written Question
Artificial Intelligence
Friday 12th April 2024

Asked by: Lord Freyberg (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce measures to encourage companies using large language models to adopt easily accessible machine-readable opt-in mechanisms to obtain consent from data subjects.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The UK’s existing Data Protection Framework requires organisations, including those developing AI technologies such as Large Language Models, to comply with UK data protection principles on lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

This includes requirements to make sure that processing personal data is ‘necessary’ for the intended purposes, carried out in a way that people would reasonably expect, and that data subjects are informed about processing and able to exercise their rights.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has updated guidance on how data protection laws apply to AI systems that process personal data to include fairness across the AI lifecycle.


Written Question
Internet: Data Protection
Friday 12th April 2024

Asked by: Lord Freyberg (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that existing web protocols designed to prevent unauthorised access to personal data are widely known and easily navigable for both individuals and organisations.

Answered by Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The UK’s existing Data Protection Framework requires organisations, including those developing AI technologies such as Large Language Models, to comply with UK data protection principles on lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

This includes requirements to make sure that processing personal data is ‘necessary’ for the intended purposes, carried out in a way that people would reasonably expect, and that data subjects are informed about processing and able to exercise their rights.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has updated guidance on how data protection laws apply to AI systems that process personal data to include fairness across the AI lifecycle.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]

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View all Lord Freyberg (XB - Excepted Hereditary) contributions to the debate on: Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Local Government Finances

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View all Lord Freyberg (XB - Excepted Hereditary) contributions to the debate on: Local Government Finances

Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 52 Crossbench Aye votes vs 16 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 263 Noes - 233
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 45 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 66 Crossbench Aye votes vs 11 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 226
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 71 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 230