United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98792
Artificial Intelligence
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10 December 2025
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15 December 2025 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December to Question 96656, if she will make an assessment of the a) the proportion of chatbots which use search and b) the characteristics of chatbots which
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10 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December to Question 96656, if she will make an assessment of the a) the proportion of chatbots which use search and b) the characteristics of chatbots which
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15 December 2025
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Chatbots that use search capabilities are designed to generate responses for users by actively searching the live web. This functionality means they would be captured by the Online Safety Act’s duties as a search service.The Secretary of State confirmed i...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98792
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1863000
- uk · wq-1863000 · source updated 15 December 2025