Select Committee · Communications and Digital Committee
Large language models
Status: Closed
Opened: 7 Jul 2023
Closed: 21 Nov 2024
1 report
This inquiry will examine large language models and what needs to happen over the next 1–3 years to ensure the UK can respond to their opportunities and risks.This will involve evaluating the work of Government and regulators, examining how well this addresses current and future technological capabilities, and reviewing the implications of approaches taken elsewhere … Show more
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI | — | 2 Feb 2024 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2023 | Lizzie Greenhalgh · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Sam Cannicott · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Viscount Camrose · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | View ↗ |
| 21 Nov 2023 | Anna Boaden · Equality and Human Rights Commission, Dr Yih-Choung Teh · Ofcom, Hayley Fletcher · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Jonas Andrulis · Aleph Alpha, Professor Zoubin Ghahramani · Google DeepMind, Stephen Almond · Information Commissioner's Office | View ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Owen Larter · Microsoft, Rob Sherman · Meta | View ↗ |
| 8 Nov 2023 | Dr Adriano Koshiyama · Holistic AI, Dr Moez Draief · Mozilla.ai, Irene Solaiman · Hugging Face, Professor John McDermid · University of York | View ↗ |
| 7 Nov 2023 | Arnav Joshi · Clifford Chance, Dan Conway · Publishers Association, Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Brunel University London, Richard Mollet · RELX | View ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Dr Mark MacCarthy · Georgetown Law, Paul Triolo · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Professor Anu Bradford · Columbia Law School | View ↗ |
| 17 Oct 2023 | Dr Florian Ostmann · Alan Turing Institute, Dr Jeremy Silver · Digital Catapult, Michael Birtwistle · Ada Lovelace Institute, Mrs Katherine Holden · techUK, Professor Dame Muffy Calder · Glasgow University, Professor Dame Wendy Hall · University of Southampton | View ↗ |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Chris Anley · NCC Group, Dr Peter Waggett · IBM, Dr Zoe Webster · BT Group, Francesco Marconi · Applied XL, Lyric Jain · Logically, Nathan Benaich · Air Street Capital, Professor Phil Blunsom · Cohere, Professor Stuart Russell OBE · University of California, Berkeley | View ↗ |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Ben Brooks · Stability AI, Dr Jean Innes · Alan Turing Institute, Ian Hogarth · Foundation Model Taskforce, Professor Neil Lawrence · University of Cambridge | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Boaden · Director of Policy and Human Rights | Equality and Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Arnav Joshi · Senior Associate | Clifford Chance | 1 |
| Ben Brooks · Head of Public Policy | Stability AI | 1 |
| Chris Anley · Chief Scientist | NCC Group | 1 |
| Dan Conway · Chief Executive Officer | Publishers Association | 1 |
| Dr Adriano Koshiyama · Co-Chief Executive Officer | Holistic AI | 1 |
| Dr Florian Ostmann · Head of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation | Alan Turing Institute | 1 |
| Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Associate Dean and Reader in Intellectual Propert… | Brunel University London | 1 |
| Dr Jean Innes · Chief Executive Officer | Alan Turing Institute | 1 |
| Dr Jeremy Silver · Chief Executive Officer | Digital Catapult | 1 |
| Dr Mark MacCarthy · Senior Fellow, Institute for Technology, Law and … | Georgetown Law | 1 |
| Dr Moez Draief · Managing Director | Mozilla.ai | 1 |
| Dr Peter Waggett · UK Director of Research | IBM | 1 |
| Dr Yih-Choung Teh · Group Director of Strategy and Research | Ofcom | 1 |
| Dr Zoe Webster · AI Director | BT Group | 1 |
| Francesco Marconi · Co-founder | Applied XL | 1 |
| Hayley Fletcher · Interim Senior Director of Consumer Protection | Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) | 1 |
| Ian Hogarth · Chair | Foundation Model Taskforce | 1 |
| Irene Solaiman · Head of Global Policy | Hugging Face | 1 |
| Jonas Andrulis · Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Aleph Alpha | 1 |
| Lizzie Greenhalgh · Deputy Director of AI Regulation, AI policy direc… | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Lyric Jain · CEO | Logically | 1 |
| Michael Birtwistle · Associate Director | Ada Lovelace Institute | 1 |
| Mrs Katherine Holden · Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital Identity | techUK | 1 |
| Nathan Benaich · Founder | Air Street Capital | 1 |
| Owen Larter · Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible … | Microsoft | 1 |
| Paul Triolo · Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in… | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) | 1 |
| Professor Anu Bradford · Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International… | Columbia Law School | 1 |
| Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS · The Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Professor Dame Muffy Calder · Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and… | Glasgow University | 1 |
| Professor Dame Wendy Hall · Regius Professor of Computer Science | University of Southampton | 1 |
| Professor John McDermid · Professor of Software Engineering | University of York | 1 |
| Professor Neil Lawrence · DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning | University of Cambridge | 1 |
| Professor Phil Blunsom · Chief Scientist | Cohere | 1 |
| Professor Stuart Russell OBE · Professor of Computer Science | University of California, Berkeley | 1 |
| Professor Zoubin Ghahramani · Vice President of Research | Google DeepMind | 1 |
| Richard Mollet · Head of European Government Affairs | RELX | 1 |
| Rob Sherman · VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Policy | Meta | 1 |
| Sam Cannicott · Deputy Director and Head of the Office for AI | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Stephen Almond · Director of Technology and Innovation | Information Commissioner's Office | 1 |
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Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Scien… |
| 23 May 2024 | — | Response to the Chair from Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science,… |
| 2 May 2024 | To cttee | Response from the Chair to Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for S… |
| 2 May 2024 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Sci… |
| 25 Jan 2024 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of Sta… |
| 9 Jan 2024 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of Sta… |
| 14 Dec 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Viscount Camrose, Minister for AI and Intellectual Pro… |
| 30 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Scien… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to John Edwards, Information Commissioner, Information Co… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Marcial Boo, Chief Executive Officer, Equality and Hum… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regul… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Will Hayter, Senior Director, Digital Markets Unit, Co… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Cath Denholm, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Equality… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, dated 14 Septem… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Sophia Ignatidou, Group Manager for Artificial Intelli… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Aileen Armstrong, Executive Director – Strategy and In… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from Yih-Choung Teh, Group Director, Strategy and Research,… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive Officer, Ofcom, da… |
| 15 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Dr June Raine DBE, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines … |