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Written question asked by Peter Kyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2023 (named day). It was answered by Paul Scully (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many artificial intelligence researchers work in her Department.

Answer

The Department currently has 14 researchers as part of the Frontier AI Taskforce but intends increase that number. The Frontier AI Taskforce was launched by the Prime Minister in June to build an AI research team inside government that can evaluate risk at the frontier of AI.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203084
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Staff Research Artificial intelligence Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk