Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.

Defence Artificial Intelligence use cases span the full spectrum of Ministry of Defence outputs, from the back-office to the frontline:

• enhancing the speed and efficiency of business processes and support functions;
• increasing the quality of decision-making and tempo of operations;
• improving the security and resilience of inter-connected networks;
• enhancing the mass, persistence, reach and effectiveness of our military forces; and
• protecting our people from harm by automating “dull, dirty and dangerous” tasks.