AI News — Page 33
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
London employers warn of a widening AI skills gap
BusinessLDN survey finds the share of employers saying their workforce has the skills they need fell from 63% to 50% in a year, as Khan accepts taskforce plan.
Burnham axes DSIT and puts an AI minister in cabinet
Kanishka Narayan becomes the first AI minister to attend cabinet as Andy Burnham abolishes DSIT and disperses its functions across Whitehall departments.
NHS App AI triage cut phone queues 29% in pilot
An AI triage tool in the NHS App reduced phone queue volumes by 29% at a Sussex practice, with national roll-out to all users due by April 2028.
UK firms adopt AI widely but shallowly, ONS finds
ONS data shows AI use in UK businesses tripled to 35% since 2023, but the average adopter still runs just 1.6 tools and only 10% use AI extensively.
Exam board cancels AI cheating penalty over flawed process
Qualifications Scotland has reinstated a pupil's Higher English grade, conceding it cannot be sure a fair process was followed before sanctioning them for AI use.
Burnham moves to abolish DSIT as tech sector revolts
Andy Burnham has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the science and technology department, drawing warnings from techUK and the Startup Coalition.
Staffordshire targets £2bn AI boost to county economy
Staffordshire County Council has set out plans for AI to add around £2bn to the county's economy by 2030 through SME support and skills programmes.
UK finance chiefs turn sharply more optimistic on AI
Deloitte's quarterly survey finds 73% of UK chief financial officers now expect AI to improve business performance, up from 39% two years ago.
AISI finds open AI models trail the cyber frontier by months
The AI Security Institute's first public measurement puts leading open-weight models 4 to 7 months behind closed frontier models on cyber capability.