Majority of AI firms working on unhelpful ‘generic’ tools, think tank says

The Government’s AI opportunities action plan has pledged to spend billions on making the UK a ‘global superpower’ in AI (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

The majority of AI firms operating in the UK are focused on creating generic AI solutions and not purposeful tools which solve a specific problem, a think tank has said.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said it had compiled a database of 3,256 AI firms in the UK and found that 85% do not focus on specific problems or sectors.