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Vallance to chair new AI taskforce at the centre of government
Lord Vallance will chair a new prime ministerial AI taskforce housed in the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for the AI Security Institute moving to it.
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.
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.
MoD signs £2bn AI 'battle lab' deal to train the Army
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2bn contract for an AI-driven training system to prepare up to 60,000 British soldiers a year for modern warfare.
Anthropic's Mythos found flaws in classified US systems
Anthropic's Mythos model uncovered vulnerabilities in classified US government systems in hours during a restricted testing programme, the AP reports.
DVLA's AI phone system halves call navigation time
The DVLA's AI-powered voice system has cut average call-navigation time from three minutes to 90 seconds, handling some of its 900,000 monthly calls.
Government's £1.2bn consultancy cut clashes with AI push, COO argues
Plans to cut £1.2bn from UK consultancy budgets while pushing for fastest G7 AI adoption risk creating technical debt, argues Leading Resolutions COO Jon Bance.
English councils to trial Google AI planning tool to halve approval times
Augmented Planning Decision Tool, built by Google on £8.3m contract, will recommend grant or refuse decisions; council officers retain final sign-off.
DVLA deploying agentic AI and voice technology across customer services
The DVLA is integrating LLM-powered search and AI voice tools into its contact centre, which handles over one million customer interactions monthly.
UK's multibillion AI drive built on 'phantom investments'
Guardian investigation finds major AI investment claims by Nscale and CoreWeave lack substance, with no contracts signed and a promised supercomputer site still a scaffolding yard.
UK sovereign AI fund launches with £500m for domestic computing
Government-backed fund formally launches in April to build domestic AI computing infrastructure, reduce reliance on foreign hyperscalers, and support UK tech sovereignty.
OpenAI Explores NATO Contract After Pentagon Deal
OpenAI is considering deploying its AI technology on NATO's unclassified networks, days after securing a deal with the US Pentagon.
BP Abandons UK Hydrogen Project as Data Centre Plans Take Priority
Oil giant BP has withdrawn its Teesside hydrogen plant application after the site was chosen for Europe's largest AI data centre, exposing tensions in government priorities.
AI Tool Helps UK Government Recover £500m from Fraud
New AI fraud detection system developed by Cabinet Office recovers record £500m in single year, targeting Covid-19 fraud and unlawful claims.