To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1447 on Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence, whether he plans to expand (a) the Defence AI Centre and (b) its (i) monitoring capabilities and (ii) scope in the context of trends in the level of adoption of AI in his Department.
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14 December 2023
The DAIC currently has a core team of 39 Full Time Equivalent crown servants drawn from across Defence, with plans to grow the Strategic Command element of the team by a further 22 Full Time Equivalent crown servants.
Departmental spend on AI is difficult to calculate, as cost data is typically integrated within broader programme costs.
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