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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Publication of the AI Opportunities Action Plan and the Government Response

13 January 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proposed by Peter Kyle Lab Hove and Portslade

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Key points

  • The government has published the AI Opportunities Action Plan.
  • The plan includes fifty recommendations to enhance the UK's AI ecosystem.
  • The government aims to apply AI in a manner that promotes shared economic prosperity, improved public services, and increased personal opportunities.

Issue summary

The publication of the AI Opportunities Action Plan and the government's response to it.

Action requested

The government is taking decisive action to shape the application of AI within a modern social market economy, based on principles of shared economic prosperity, improved public services, and increased personal opportunities. The plan includes 50 recommendations to strengthen the UK’s AI ecosystem and deliver real change for citizens through the use of AI in both public and private sectors.

Key facts

  • Matt Clifford CBE was commissioned to develop an AI Opportunities Action Plan.
  • The plan proposes 50 recommendations reflecting the scale and pace required to strengthen the foundations of the UK’s AI ecosystem.
  • The government's response outlines how they intend to shape the application of AI based on principles of shared economic prosperity, improved public services, and increased personal opportunities.
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