AI News — Page 97
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Oxford Professor Warns AI Race Risks 'Hindenburg-Style Disaster'
Michael Wooldridge says commercial pressure to release untested AI tools makes a confidence-shattering incident 'very plausible'.
Barclays: Humanoid Robotics on Track to Become $200 Billion Market by 2035
Barclays Research forecasts the humanoid robotics market could grow from $2-3 billion today to $200 billion by 2035 as AI moves from software into physical form.
European Parliament Disables AI Features on Lawmakers' Devices
The European Parliament has switched off AI tools on official devices after its IT department could not guarantee where data was being sent.
Oracle Health's Clinical AI Agent Launches in UK After NHS Pilot
Oracle Health's ambient voice technology for drafting patient notes is now available to all UK customers following successful NHS trust pilots.
Study Finds 80% of Firms Report No AI Impact on Productivity
A major NBER study of nearly 6,000 executives across four countries found most firms have seen no measurable productivity gains from AI adoption.
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.6, Its Most Capable Mid-Range Model
Claude Sonnet 4.6 brings near-Opus performance at Sonnet pricing, with major improvements in coding, computer use and 1M token context window.
Debenhams Pilots Agentic AI Shopping Inside the PayPal App
Debenhams Group becomes the first UK retailer to test agentic AI commerce through PayPal, letting shoppers find and buy products through natural language conversation without leaving the payment app.
How NatWest Is Deploying AI Across Customer Service, Wealth, and Engineering
A detailed look at NatWest's AI rollout across customer service, wealth management document processing, and software development, with agentic capabilities planned for 2026.
NatWest Invests £1.2bn in AI Transformation, Promises 2026 Breakthroughs
NatWest's CIO says 2026 will be the year AI becomes transformative for customers, after a £1.2bn investment delivered 70,000 hours in staff time savings and freed up £100m in investment capacity.
Pinewood Technologies Shares Plunge After AI Sell-Off Scuppers £575m Deal
UK software firm Pinewood Technologies lost a third of its share value after Apax Partners withdrew its £575m takeover offer, citing market volatility driven by fears that AI will make software businesses obsolete.
