Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of AI-enabled cyber attacks on UK critical national infrastructure; and whether he plans to publish any updated resilience guidance.

The Government is working closely with CNI owners and operators in both the private and public sector to ensure resilience and preparedness to cyber threats, to better understand and manage cyber risk, and to minimise the impact of cyber incidents when they occur.

Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are accelerating, presenting both risks and opportunities for cyber security. The government is already taking significant steps, including working across government and industry to understand the latest developments, publishing evaluations of the latest AI models, and taking widespread action to improve cyber resilience across the economy and help organisations protect against AI-driven threats.

On 22 April, the Government announced further measures to improve UK cyber resilience, including £90m of new funding to boost cyber security, and the new Cyber Resilience Pledge companies can take to demonstrate their commitment to cyber security.