AI News — Page 60
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
OpenAI improves ChatGPT safe-response rate for sensitive conversations
OpenAI says ChatGPT's safe-response performance rose 50% in suicide/self-harm scenarios and 52% on GPT-5.5 Instant after updates using time-limited safety summaries.
EU AI Act Omnibus extends high-risk deadlines to 2027, widens SME relief
The EU's 7 May AI Act Omnibus agreement extends high-risk AI system deadlines to December 2027 and extends SME compliance simplifications to mid-caps up to 750 staff.
HMRC awards £175m, 10-year AI contract to British scale-up Quantexa
HMRC has signed a 10-year, £175m deal with London-based Quantexa to use AI for fraud detection and to clear the backlog that drove a 33% rise in complaints.
King's Speech sets out cyber and AI regulatory overhaul for UK
The King's Speech bundles Computer Misuse Act reform, a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and a Regulating for Growth Bill covering AI into one legislative push.
UK CIOs say AI adoption is outrunning their governance, Logicalis finds
96% of UK CIOs fear AI-driven data leakage and 62% are unprepared for the EU AI Act, according to a Logicalis survey published this week.
Insurance CEOs say AI is rebalancing, not replacing, human judgement
A Sollers Consulting cross-market CEO study finds AI is now embedded across the insurance value chain — but with human judgement positioned as more important, not less.