A recent podcast episode raised concerns that the UK government’s growing use of AI tools in public services—and potentially in elements of legislative work—could increase security and sovereignty risks tied to overseas providers.
A recent episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, published by The Nation on May 14, 2026, examined what the show described as the UK government’s increasingly aggressive push to embed artificial intelligence across the public sector. (thenation.com)
In the episode description on The Nation’s website, host Paris Marx and guest Will Dunn—identified as the business editor at the New Statesman—discuss concerns about government dependence on US technology firms and the vulnerabilities that can accompany that reliance. (thenation.com)
The description also asserts that UK officials are using chatbots in ways that can affect lawmaking “without public consultation.” The Nation’s page does not provide specific bill names, departments, or documentary evidence for that claim. (thenation.com)
Separately, a New Statesman article by Dunn published in April 2026 reports that large language model–generated text has made its way into an Act of Parliament, and recounts former security minister Tom Tugendhat alleging that some MPs used “ChatGPT-generated” material in speeches. The New Statesman account frames these examples as signs that AI tools are already influencing political and legislative processes, though it does not establish that the UK government has formally adopted chatbots to draft legislation as a standard practice. (newstatesman.com)
UK government documents do show an official push to expand AI capabilities and guidance across government, alongside warnings about cyber and data risks associated with AI deployment, including the use of public-facing chatbots. (gov.uk)
Concerns about the scale and governance of AI adoption in the public sector have also been raised by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which has pointed to significant challenges in implementing AI across government services. (committees.parliament.uk)
