Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of differing approaches to AI regulation in the UK, the EU and the US.

The UK recognises that international partners are taking different approaches to AI regulation. While jurisdictions such as the EU, US, Japan and other partners are pursuing distinct governance approaches, the UK is committed to a context-based regulatory approach where most AI systems are regulated at the point of use by our existing regulators, enabling targeted action where required.

As AI is a global technology, where information, materials and organisations interact across multiple countries, international cooperation remains essential. The UK will continue to work closely with partners around the world to promote secure, trustworthy and responsible AI, and to strengthen shared understanding of its opportunities, capabilities and risks. The UK already works with bilateral partners on this, for example the UK’s AISI works closely with the US Centre for AI Standards and Innovation to better understand the capabilities of frontier AI systems. The UK also continues to collaborate closely with multilateral partners to advance these aims, including through the G7, G20, the International AI Safety Report and the International Network for Advanced AI Measurement, Evaluation and Science.