US EditionGovernment-built AI tool used to cut admin work for human staff
- The UK Government used its AI tool Consult to summarise responses in a Scottish Government consultation in mid-2025.
- The tool was developed to reduce manual review costs and staff time amid consultations receiving hundreds of thousands of responses.
- Consult is part of the AI suite Humphrey, which the government uses to accelerate civil servants’ work and reduce outsourcing spending.
- The UK estimates Consult could save 75,000 days of manual analysis annually, equating to about £20 million in staffing costs.
- The government plans to expand AI infrastructure nationwide to improve productivity by £45 billion and extend Humphrey’s use across departments.
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How AI Can Support Self-Government – Ray Nothstine
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BBC: AI tool put to test sifting public views on botox and fillers | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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UK government deploys in-house AI tool to fast-track consultation analysis, with automation potential across 500 policy reviews
A UK government-built generative AI tool has been used for the first time to analyse responses to a public consultation, marking a major step toward automating time-consuming administrative processes across [...] The post UK government deploys in-house AI tool to fast-track consultation analysis, with automation potential across 500 policy reviews appeared first on Robotics and Automation.
AI tool speeds up government feedback, experts urge caution
An AI tool aims to wade through mountains of government feedback and understand what the public is trying to say. UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said: “No one should be wasting time on something AI can do quicker and better, let alone wasting millions of taxpayer pounds on outsourcing such work to contractors. This digital assistant, aptly named ‘Consult’, just aced its first big test with… Source
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