The UK is in the middle of shaping the public sector's artificial intelligence (AI) capability for decades to come. The visible part, comprising Copilot rollouts, foundation model partnerships and the headline contracts, is already well advanced.
The less visible part is whether, in the course of those deployments, we also build the buying capability, cultivate a plural supply base, and establish the shared standards that will let us adapt as the technology evolves.
We have made a strong start on the first half of the task. The second half is the one that will determine whether the first half pays off.
