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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

UK government rollout of Humphrey AI tool raises fears about reliance on big tech

A pedestrian walks along Whitehall, London, holding a phone
Ministers have staked the future of civil service reform on rolling out AI across the public sector to improve efficiency. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The government’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool known as Humphrey is based on models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, it can be revealed, raising questions about Whitehall’s increasing reliance on big tech.

Ministers have staked the future of civil service reform on rolling out AI across the public sector to improve efficiency, with all officials in England and Wales to receive training in the toolkit.

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