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UK could need specific AI chatbot regulation, tech minister tells lawmakers

By Frank Hersey ( December 3, 2025, 17:06 GMT | Insight) -- New legislation to cover AI chatbots could be required in the UK, technology minister Liz Kendall has said, based on questioning whether all such tools are covered by the country's still emerging online safety regime. Talking to a parliamentary committee in an evidence session on Wednesday, she spoke about aspects of the Online Safety Act, drafted before AI chatbots became mainstream.New legislation to cover AI chatbots could be required in the UK, technology minister Liz Kendall has said, based on questioning whether all such tools are covered by the country's still emerging online safety regime....

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