Digital garden planning programmes can be useful tools, but they can’t replace human imagination, experience — and the instinct to go rogue

Waymo’s acceleration was all the more striking in a year that saw General Motors shut its Cruise robotaxi unit after pouring $10bn into the venture since 2016, as well as Apple abandoning its Project Titan car project.

As many as 57 per cent of executives surveyed by BCG said they would hire fewer people in 2025 as a result of the reforms. The poll of leaders at 251 UK businesses with more than 50 employees each found that investing in AI was a priority for 44 per cent of respondents this year.

It used to take two weeks for a team of six bankers to do the same task, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said.

Beijing-based Zhipu singled out among artificial intelligence start-ups for allegedly advancing Chinese military capabilities

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The companies presented the deal as a means of ensuring Mistral’s chatbot is grounded in verifiable information. It comes as Meta and Elon Musk’s X have pulled back on content moderation and declared the primacy of “free speech”, in the run-up to incoming US president Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Deloitte developed and deployed its own GenAI platform, PairD, to tens of thousands of employees across Europe, which acts as a “virtual AI helper” for its workforce. Its ease of adoption, carefully designed guardrails and user-friendly interface led to rapid scaling.

Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence “agent” that can complete practical tasks, as the tech group races to resolve the challenges that have dogged the system’s AI overhaul.

Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon said AI can write 95 per cent of an IPO prospectus accurately, and people are now required for the last 5 per cent of the report.

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Done well, AI could be a boon for UK productivity as businesses harness its power to personalise experiences and resolve inefficiencies. It can support staff with the data they need to serve customers and elevate service standards. But to unlock this potential, we need collaborative efforts across government, industry, and customer groups.