UK ministries are divided over how to balance the country's clean energy goals against the massive power requirements of AI data centres.

Despite signing a high-profile partnership with OpenAI months ago, the UK government has not yet trialed any of the company's AI technology in public services, raising questions about the pace and substance of the government's AI adoption strategy.

UK government partners with Anthropic to deploy Claude-powered agentic AI assistant for employment services with data sovereignty and skills transfer focus.

The UK government announces plans to license data from national institutions like the Met Office and National Archives to be used in the development of artificial intelligence systems.