Perspectives on AI in the British and Slovenian parliament

Parliamentary debates illustrate relevant legislative issues and how they change over time. The paper presents debates on artificial intelligence in the British and Slovenian parliaments. We analyze ten years (2015-2024) of parliamentary debates, observing semantic networks and significant words of artificial intelligence debates. We conduct a descriptive comparative analysis, showing the differences in the debates between a non-EU country with a strong AI sector (the UK) and an EU country with a weak AI sector (Slovenia). We conclude that in the former, the debate is more sectoral and focused on supporting businesses, while in the latter, the debate is linked to EU policies and focused on education and digitization. A comparative analysis of the two approaches can serve as a basis for diversifying AI policies.