Oral Answers to Questions

Paul Holmes Excerpts
Tuesday 13th June 2023

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Luke Evans Portrait Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (Con)
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6. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on diplomacy.

Paul Holmes Portrait Paul Holmes (Eastleigh) (Con)
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8. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on diplomacy.

James Duddridge Portrait Sir James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)
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17. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on diplomacy.

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Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait Anne-Marie Trevelyan
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I did not have the pleasure of hearing my hon. Friend’s ChatGPT-written speech, but I shall definitely look it up and see just how good it was. On 7 June, the Prime Minister, who was in the USA with President Biden, announced plans for the UK to launch the first global AI safety summit, so that we can do exactly what my hon. Friend says: try to tackle the challenge of agreeing safety measures, in order to evaluate and monitor the most significant risks from AI. The FCDO will engage with key international partners to deliver the Prime Minister’s ambition for the summit.

Paul Holmes Portrait Paul Holmes
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It was good to see the Prime Minister visit Washington last week to continue building our relationship with the United States, so that it is the strongest it can be. Will the Minister outline how we will work with the United States to ensure that the AI summit that was agreed to can be a success under UK leadership?

Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait Anne-Marie Trevelyan
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The Prime Minister and President Biden agreed that the UK and US would take a co-ordinated approach to the opportunities and challenges of the emerging tech that we see around us, such as AI. The UK welcomes early support from the US on the global summit on AI safety, which we will lead. We will work very closely with the US, and of course other international partners, to ensure that we deliver an important step forward on this issue.