Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is central to our plan for growth and transforming public services, guided by the Government AI Playbook.
We have adopted general-purpose AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling civil servants to draft, summarise, and analyse information. This is estimated to save a civil servant up to approximately 26 minutes per day. We have also built specific solutions, such as chatbots for operational queries and Impact Assessments.
For wider government, the Incubator for AI (i.AI) delivers solutions such as Redbox and Consult, and GDS is building GOV.UK Chat for citizens.
These tools improve efficiency and delivery of departmental outcomes. Further details have been published online as part of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard.
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