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Lloyds Bank deploys 24/7 AI financial coaching in mobile app after staff pilot with 7,000 employees, addressing consumer concerns about accuracy and personalisation.
Gemini 2.5 Pro agent can now access Gmail, Drive, and Chat for research context, but Google cautions against using it for medical, legal, or financial advice.
Microsoft product roadmap reveals 'Agent 365' licensing for agentic users with email, Teams access, and org chart presence. Licensing experts worry about cost forecasting and rogue agent risks.
High-profile AI coding disasters including deleted production databases and security breaches highlight need for experienced engineers despite productivity gains of 8-50%.
James Reed discusses AI's impact on recruitment, warning of job losses whilst developing AI agents for candidate matching, as UK vacancies fall for 39th consecutive quarter.
Magentic Marketplace experiment reveals AI agents easily influenced, overwhelmed by choices, and unable to collaborate effectively without step-by-step human guidance.
UK leads European AI innovation with 38 companies on Sifted's AI 100 list, featuring startups working on everything from world models for robotics to Excel workflow automation.
British employers forecast 3% wage increases whilst one in six expect AI to reduce headcount within 12 months, with hiring intentions at pandemic-era lows.
HUMAINE study analysing 40,000 conversations reveals health is the most prominent AI topic, yet current evaluation methods fail to assess safety in sensitive health queries.
AI-driven QA is evolving from cost centre to strategic asset, enabling predictive modelling, continuous assurance, and ESG data validation whilst reducing release cycles and support tickets.
Expert analysis argues AI resilience depends more on organisational clarity and team coordination than technical safeguards, as UK's Cyber Security Bill and EU AI Act set governance frameworks.
Xero research reveals 98% of UK accounting firms now use AI, saving employees 19 hours weekly and increasing productivity by 31%, whilst hiring more non-accounting professionals.
Salesforce research reveals data leaders cite poor quality, siloed information preventing AI benefits. Zero-copy architecture emerges as solution, with 56% already adopting the approach.
Adaptavist research reveals 35% of knowledge workers withhold skills due to AI job security fears, whilst 32% of entry-level roles have disappeared since 2022. Asynchronous communication emerges as solution.
OneAdvanced report reveals AI agents in GP practices could save NHS £75 million annually and provide 150,000 additional GP appointments weekly. Clinical Coding and Summarisation Agents piloted in 143 practices show 95% user satisfaction with improved workflows.
Thomson Reuters survey reveals 21% of tax firms already use GenAI, with 68% excited about the technology's future. Big 4 firms lead with custom platforms whilst smaller firms adopt AI for tax research, return preparation, and advisory services.
OpenAI announces 1 million business customers globally, including Amgen, Commonwealth Bank, Cisco, and Morgan Stanley. ChatGPT Enterprise seats grew 9x year-over-year, with 75% of enterprises reporting positive ROI according to Wharton study.
Chime CMO Vineet Mehra discusses the 'Agentification of Marketing' era, where AI agents reshape marketing organisations from static execution teams to dynamic systems orchestrating real-time optimisation and personalisation at scale.
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