Tag: SMEs
12 articles tagged SMEs
Anthropic takes up to half of UK firms' AI spend, card data shows
September's Business Spend Pulse puts Anthropic at up to half of UK firms' AI spending, ChatGPT's share at 36%, and consulting and PR use at 4.2% of businesses.
Cyber insurers warn agentic attacks put small firms in range
Underwriters say the rogue OpenAI agent signals a shift, with near-zero attack costs making small and medium-sized businesses viable targets at scale.
FSB urges AI minister to put small-firm trust at the heart of policy
A Federation of Small Businesses report finds 59% of AI users saw productivity gains, but 92% still have concerns over data security, copyright and liability.
AI chatbots give false facts about 64% of UK retailers
Tests spanning 72,000 questions find ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity return false facts about most UK high street retailers, with smaller firms hit hardest.
Government backs £200m drive to get UK business using AI
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched a £200m-plus initiative to accelerate AI adoption across UK firms, expand Bridge AI and create a new AI Economics Institute.
West Midlands SMEs offered 50 funded AI feasibility reports
A new West Midlands Digital Accelerator offers 50 funded AI feasibility reports to regional SMEs, after a survey found budget the biggest adoption blocker.
