AI News — Page 86
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Deloitte Overhauls Job Titles as AI Reshapes Consulting Workforce
Deloitte prepares sweeping changes to job titles for 181,500 US employees, moving away from traditional consulting roles as AI transforms the industry's pyramid model.
UK Government Admits AI Datacentre Approval Was Flawed
Ministers concede planning permission for major M25 datacentre should be quashed after failing to properly assess environmental impact.
eBay Bans AI Shopping Agents as Agentic Commerce Rises
eBay updates terms of service to explicitly prohibit 'buy-for-me' AI agents and LLM-driven bots, signalling the rapid emergence of automated shopping tools.
Why AI Has Not Led to Mass Unemployment
Despite fears about job losses, unemployment rates in the UK, EU and US remain at historic lows. Here's why AI creates new work even as it automates existing roles.
Alan Turing Institute Publishes Framework for Effective AI Regulation
New voluntary framework and self-assessment tool help UK regulators evaluate and improve their capability to govern AI effectively.
Lloyds Banking Group Launches AI Academy for All 67,000 Employees
UK banking group targets 100 percent AI literacy by 2026, with tailored training from AI users to builders and leaders.
UK Treasury Appoints AI Champions to Accelerate Financial Services Adoption
Starling Bank and Lloyds executives named as AI Champions to help financial firms seize AI opportunities while maintaining consumer protection.
UK Government Publishes Digital Transformation Roadmap to 2030
GDS releases comprehensive plan for modernising public services, including AI deployment, GOV.UK app expansion and £45 billion efficiency savings target.
Physical AI: How Intelligent Robots Are Transforming Business Operations
AI-enabled robots are moving beyond production lines into dynamic environments, with over 4.7 million industrial robots now in operation globally.
ServiceNow and OpenAI Partner to Bring GPT-5.2 into Enterprise Workflows
Multi-year agreement makes OpenAI a preferred intelligence capability for enterprises running over 80 billion workflows annually on ServiceNow's platform.