AI News — Page 21
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Scottish manufacturers use AI daily but 68% train nobody
Scottish Engineering survey data shows 72% of firms have staff using AI regularly, while two-thirds provide no formal training and only 5% have a strategy.
UK certifier admits ChatGPT use after citation errors found
The Age Check Certification Scheme denied using AI, then conceded it after ChatGPT metadata was found in links inside its Australian government report.
Litigant hid instructions in filings to sway an AI reader
A self-represented claimant buried invisible prompts in court documents telling any model reading them to agree with him. Court staff spotted the white space.
Draft US letter tells allies to choose between AI blocs
A State Department draft warns 35 signatories they cannot hold membership of both Washington's Pax Silica framework and Beijing's rival AI body.
AI investment starts showing up in official UK output data
Information and communications delivered almost half of Britain's 0.4% second-quarter growth, with hardware spending pushing capital investment to £22.1bn.
UK public sector has signed £5bn of AI contracts since 2018
Tussell counts 2,129 AI awards across government and councils, with British suppliers now within £90m of catching US firms on cumulative value.
