Lord Nagaraju
Labour peer
Titles as the sources gave them. In 4 entries, with 2 checked quotations.
What they said
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“Chatbots should never be designed to create emotional dependency. Those targeted at children are designed with custom names, avatars, voice-enabled features and excessive anthropomorphic features aimed at promoting engagement.”
“will the Senior Deputy Speaker help the UK set the global standard for parliamentary scrutiny of AI by proposing at its next meeting a pilot for one sitting term to have a protected weekly AI session of up to 30 minutes with cross-government updates and questions on opportunities, risks and delivery on commitments?”
In the Base
Every entry they appear in.
Time is Money: How Regulators Can Support Growth (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)
According to the Hansard excerpt, a Lords Grand Committee debate on a committee report about regulators and growth saw AI mentioned by eleven peers. Excerpts show Lord Black on publishers withholding content from AI overviews and Baroness Harding asking when the Government will set out its approach to AI.
Meta: AI Development
In an oral question in the House of Lords, Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) asked about Meta's new commercial terms letting it crawl UK business websites for AI development. Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath, for the government, said the Competition and Markets Authority is engaging with Meta.
AI, Screen Usage and Social Media: Effect on Children
In a take-note debate opened by Crossbench peer Lord Patel, 23 Lords spoke on AI chatbots, screens and social media in childhood. Several called for a commission on AI and for safety-by-design duties. Government minister Baroness Lloyd of Effra set out planned chatbot restrictions for under-18s.
Procedural Flexibility: Scrutiny of AI and Emerging Technology
In a Lords oral question, Labour peer Lord Nagaraju asked how the House could scrutinise fast-moving AI policy and proposed a weekly 30-minute AI session. The Senior Deputy Speaker said the Procedure and Privileges Committee has not discussed it and would pass on proposals, including a joint committee on AI.