Agentic AI is not a “one-size-fits-all” solution to all problems for non-profit and government organisations hoping to provide better services, an event heard.
Artificial intelligence could slash routine administration, free up time for higher-value work and help redesign public services around the public – but only with access to the right technologies,...
The government has launched a bid to lead on artificial intelligence, calling it the “defining technology of our era” and setting out three big opportunities for economic growth in the UK.
London must expand its electrical capacity and increase investment in its energy infrastructure if it is to fulfil its ambition to be a global hub for AI innovation, city decision-makers have said.
Governments are moving to adopt AI quickly. Perhaps none are doing so quite as provocatively as Albania, however, which recently introduced an AI-powered ‘minister’. PF spoke with Sheena Thompson and...
The revelation that false information sourced from artificial intelligence was used by West Midlands Police to justify the decision to ban football fans from a match in England should heighten the...
Criminals are increasingly turning to AI and deepfake-driven social engineering to commit fraud, according to a report published to coincide with International Fraud Awareness Week 2025.
The Cabinet Office has revealed that its use of AI and other related technologies has helped the Public Sector Fraud Office save almost half a billion pounds in money that would have been lost to...
A new agreement to develop the use of AI across the public sector has been signed by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and US technology giant OpenAI.
The government’s digital first approach to delivering public services has taken another step forward with the announcement of a partnership with Google aimed at empowering civil servants to better...
Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has...
Civil servants who used artificial intelligence for routine administrative tasks freed up the equivalent of two working weeks a year, a government trial has shown.
A government-backed trial with 25 councils is testing whether an artificial intelligence tool can cut administration tasks by speeding up note-taking, saving time and resources.
Poor quality data and obsolete technology are hindering government plans to roll out the adoption of artificial intelligence across the public sector, a leading group of MPs has warned.
CIPFA public finance technical advisor Florence Bastos outlines some key issues relating to public finance and AI – and what professionals need to consider as it becomes more prevalent in the sector.
