Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Royal United Services Institute, Russia, AI and the Future of Disinformation Warfare, published on 30 June, which states that artificial intelligence is being used to spread misinformation within the United Kingdom; and how they intend to defend against this.

The Government is aware of the Royal United Services Institute’s report, and takes the threat of foreign interference, including through artificial intelligence (AI), extremely seriously.

The Online Safety Act designates the Foreign Interference Offence as a priority offence, placing a legal duty on companies to tackle a range of state-linked disinformation, including AI-generated content. Companies must take systemic action to prevent users from encountering this content and minimise its presence on their services.

The Government continues to monitor these evolving threats and supports technical innovation to improve detection of AI-generated disinformation.