Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the adoption of provenance tools, such as those made available by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, to combat online disinformation in the UK.

Government recognises the potential for online mis- and dis-information to undermine public trust in the information environment. Mis and disinformation should be tackled through a multi-faceted, whole of society approach. Solutions that enable users and institutions to critically evaluate information online, including discerning whether a piece of content is AI-generated, are a key part of this approach.

We recognise the interest in the use of provenance tools and metadata to identify AI-generated and modified content. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is working with other government departments and agencies to explore these technologies, alongside other technical measures.