Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure greater data and privacy control through the exclusive use of open-source AI models.

The use of different types of AI models can have different implications for data protection and privacy. Open-weight models can be hosted locally, giving organisations greater control over how data is processed. However, all AI models can present security, privacy and data protection risks that need to be appropriately managed, including around their provenance, potential biases, and the protection of personal data.

The Government provides a range of guidance, resources and standards to support the responsible use of AI across the public sector.