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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 8456, tabled on 10 October 2024

Question

James Cartlidge
Conservative
South Suffolk
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role artificial intelligence has played in (a) sifting and (b) evaluating Strategic Defence Review submissions.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Labour
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Commons

Answered on

15 October 2024

AI is helping the Strategic Defence Review team comprehend and analyse over 8,000 responses across the propositions, totalling over 2.2 million words.

This is enhancing the review team's ability to focus on complex tasks, such as applying robust challenge to submissions through Panel Sessions during October and November. AI is not a replacement for human judgment, but an enabler of greater efficiency and one part of facilitating a more comprehensive Review Process. Decisions on drafting are solely made by the reviewers: Lord George Robertson, General Sir Richard Barrons and Dr Fiona Hill.

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