AI News — Page 4
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Barclays engineer says AI agents need kill switches by design
The bank's principal AI engineer puts telemetry, permission boundaries and programmatic kill switches ahead of model capability for agents in production.
Employers warned over AI-drafted grievances before 2027 rules
Over half of UK HR professionals report a rise in AI-written complaints, arriving before Employment Rights Act changes let staff claim unfair dismissal sooner.
Ireland's AI regulator opens and Northern Ireland is exposed
Dublin's AI Office is running while Stormont still waits on a Windsor Framework decision, leaving 7,500 cross-border traders unsure which rulebook applies.
EU safety mandate lifts Seeing Machines to about £59m revenue
The London-listed driver-monitoring firm swung to profit after Europe made camera-based attention tracking compulsory on new vehicles from 7 July.
Half of UK small firms see no place for AI in their business
Novuna research finds 31% of small business owners already use AI while 48% either have no plans to or think it irrelevant, with sharp regional splits.
