Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to manage the risks posed by their use of artificial intelligence with regards to (1) social security, (2) immigration, and (3) housing.

It is the role of the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the Cabinet Office to establish the government's approach to new technologies.

In June 2022 as part of the Government Roadmap for Digital and Data, the government published our commitment to “systematically identify and capture opportunities arising from emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing”. CDDO has convened external experts and digital leaders across government to rapidly respond to developments in this area.

CDDO's role on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is to

• establish government strategy;

• ensure we have the right skills to harness AI; and

• provide guidance, policy and assurance to ensure that this new technology is used effectively, to the benefit of taxpayers and communities in the UK, but safely, securely and acknowledging the risk inherent to any technologies that are new to market.

CDDO are working with colleagues from security, legal and other functions to achieve this.

The requested information relating to specific departmental risk management in the use of artificial intelligence is not centrally held. This sits with the respective departments for such policy areas, including social security, immigration and housing.