NHS trust AI pilot prompts 80% drop in admissions of vulnerable patients
South Warwickshire trust hails clinical AI ‘another set of eyes’
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Oxford University-led study shows the benefits of AI-led diagnostics in emergency medicine
AI used in Army operation for first time
Soldiers used a tool providing information on nearby terrain
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HMRC cites success of automated telephony despite criticism of increased call-waiting times
Figures show a rise in time taken to answer calls, but department claims time spent in automated platform is ‘valuable’
AI will save lives of 22,000 cancer patients a year, prime minister announces
Theresa May uses speech in Macclesfield to announce plans to work with technology sector and NHS to improve diagnoses
Report claims facial recognition is 95% inaccurate
Police defends technology’s deployment as ICO increases scrutiny and campaign group calls for immediate cessation of use
NHS explores options for training staff on AI and robotics
Prominent US cardiologist Dr Eric Topol is to lead a review
Government places £1bn bet on AI
The government has published its AI Sector Deal, including details of major funding from the public, private, and research sectors
Government puts forward law to crack down on robot-toting ticket touts
Legislation will punish offenders with a fine of no maximum value
Lords urge government to develop national AI strategy
Select committee claims opening up public data could 'curb power of tech giants'
Department for Transport develops AI tool for handling correspondence
Department's digital team creates machine-learning tool for dealing with public enquiries
HMRC explores use of AI for compliance and complex tax cases
Department also claims that drive to automate is employee-led
Public invited to test government-backed driverless vehicles
The GATEway project enters its final phase
Public-sector AI code of conduct published
Nesta creates 10-strong list of principles it believes should define how government uses artificial intelligence and algorithms
Government recruits for ‘public face’ of AI
BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence
Whitehall should embrace, not fear automation, says civil service CEO
John Manzoni tells civil servants that use of RPA could create more time for work with customers
Reform digital head on the potential AI backlash and why service design is ‘not just about the citizen’
PublicTechnology talks to the think tank’s digital and data specialist Eleonora Harwich about how AI could help eradicate disparity in the quality of healthcare and why GDS needs to focus more on the needs of its colleagues in Whitehall
Driverless pods, smart sensors, and citizen apps – inside the plan to future-proof Milton Keynes
In a town gaining 40,000 extra citizens each decade, the council's strategy chief Geoff Snelson tells PublicTechnology why smart-city ideas and technology need to be an intrinsic part of planning for the short- and long-term future
Government leads Industrial Strategy with pledge to make UK an AI world leader
White paper also lays out ambition to use technology to address issues of ageing and mobility
Whitehall needs cross-government robotics R&D approach – PAC
Government needs to make sure it does not lose its ‘edge as a research power’, MPs warn
Which UK councils are leading the ‘urbantech’ revolution?
Local authorities must invest in AI and smart technology to overcome a multibillion-pound funding gap, a new report claims. Which cities and regions are ahead of the pack?
Report urges government to retrain a million industrial workers in digital tech
BEIS-commissioned study claims embracing industrial digitalisation technology could boost economy by £455bn in next 10 years
Technology will augment - not replace - public-service professionals
Nesta’s Hasan Bakhshi and Eddie Copeland examine the impact on the UK public sector workforce of a range of global trends
Interview: ODI unpacks plans for three-year data odyssey
Open Data Institute head of policy Peter Wells talks PublicTechnology through the organisation’s plans for investing its new £6m package of government funding