Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Tech against Terrorism in the second edition of its 'Counter-Terrorism AI (CT-AI) Benchmark' report, including findings suggesting ease of use of abliterated open-weight AI models for terrorist purposes.

The Government takes seriously the risk that artificial intelligence (AI) models could be misused by terrorist actors.

The Tech Against Terrorism report forms part of a broader evidence base informing the Government’s assessment of AI-related harms, alongside commissioned academic research and engagement with technical experts and industry. This is complemented by the new AI Threat Assessment Centre, housed in MI5, which brings together expertise from a range of bodies including the AI Security Institute, National Crime Agency, and National Cyber Security Centre, to produce all-source assessments of AI-related national security threats.

Taken together, this work informs our understanding of how AI could enable or accelerate terrorist activity – and response as the technology develops. Existing terrorism legislation already applies where AI is used for terrorist purposes. We keep this under review to ensure our response remains effective as both the technology and threat evolve.

We will continue to work with partners across Government, industry, and the wider AI ecosystem to minimise the risk of terrorist misuse.