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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Lynch

AI used for planning applications and benefits claims

French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised interview on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on 9 February, 2025 - (Getty Images)

AI is being used by the Government to speed up planning applications and benefits claims, newly published records have revealed.

Habitats are being charted by Natural England using satellite images and machine learning technology, in order to track changes to the environment which would have been done manually in the past.

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