UK Ministry of Defence Does Not Centrally Track AI Use in Policy Documents, FoI Reveals
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request has revealed that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not centrally record or track the extent to which generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) contribute to its published policy documents. While MoD staff are encouraged to use approved AI tools for tasks such as planning, drafting, review, and editing, their use must comply with departmental policy, legal, and ethical requirements. The MoD stated that officials are responsible for reviewing and verifying any AI-generated content. This lack of central tracking means it is unclear how much AI assistance was used in documents like the summer Defence Investment Plan (DIP), as the MoD did not hold information identifying specific AI or LLMs used in its drafting.
