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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Thursday, 30 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2025. It was answered by Lord Vallance of Balham (Labour) on Thursday, 13 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Artificial Intelligence: Languages

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are holding with foreign language professionals and their representative bodies about the regulation of machine translation in the context of developing AI policy.

Answer

We recognise that the vast majority of AI systems - including machine translation - are best regulated at the point of use and in the context in which they are deployed. That’s why in response to the AI Action Plan, the government has committed to supporting regulators in evaluating their AI capabilities and understanding how these can be strengthened.

In regard to foreign language professionals, the GCHQ-chaired cross-Government Languages Group brings together government language professionals, developers and commissioning officers who have a stake in machine translation capability, to capture use cases and develop best practice for its development and deployment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4597
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Languages Artificial intelligence
Link
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