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YouTube: Artificial Intelligence

Written question asked by Lyn Brown (Labour) on Monday, 9 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 September 2019. It was answered by Matt Warman (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effect of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm on trends in the level of (a) radicalisation and (b) misinformation in the UK in the last three years.

Answer

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Type

Written question

Reference

285245

Session

2017-19

Speaker’s Statement
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons

Notes

Supreme Court ruling of 24 September that Parliament was not prorogued on 9 September.

Subjects

Artificial intelligence

Radicalism

YouTube

Disinformation

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk