Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Monday, 1 September 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 September 2025. It was answered by Lord Leong (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Artificial Intelligence: Vulnerable Adults
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK public policy and the protection of vulnerable people of the lawsuit by Matt and Maria Raine against OpenAI over the death of their teenage son.
- Answer
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The government is deeply concerned about every death by suicide, including those that occur following content viewed online. The government keeps all legislation under review and will act where needed to protect and support vulnerable people in society.
Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope services must protect all users from in-scope illegal content and children from in-scope harmful content, such as suicide content, including where it is AI generated.
The government is committed to keeping children safe online and will not hesitate to strengthen the law where required to further protect them.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL9933
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Protection Vulnerable adults Artificial intelligence OpenAI
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- 2025-09-25 15:59:22 +0100
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