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British Council: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 19 February 2025UIN 30036

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what purposes the British Council has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The British Council has incorporated Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its work to optimise productivity and efficiency. Examples include supply chain management and predictive analytics, automation of recruitment activities, analysis of grant applications, and the use of tools such as Copilot, Perplexity AI and ChatGPT in workplace activities.

The British Council released a commercial AI capability last year where AI is used to assess and adapt to English language learners' proficiency in real time. This capability will be incorporated into new learning and assessment initiatives.

The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government.

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