Artificial Intelligence Legislation Debate

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Department: Department for Business and Trade

Artificial Intelligence Legislation

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Excerpts
Monday 17th November 2025

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Lords Chamber
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
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We will hear from the Cross Benches next, then we will go to the Labour Benches.

Viscount Colville of Culross Portrait Viscount Colville of Culross (CB)
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I thank the noble Lord. The World Economic Forum has said that dis- and misinformation is the number one threat to economic stability. Generative AI has hugely increased the scale of that threat. There is concern from AI safety groups that companies are not adequately tackling the problem. Can the Minister tell the House whether the Government will take this as seriously as they do cyberattacks?