"The investment in the ATI's latest fellowship programme aligns with the government's ambition to build AI expertise in the public sector, supported by the private sector. Mark Girolami, acting CEO and chief scientist at the Alan Turing Institute, said: "AI has huge potential to help us anticipate risks, improve decision-making and boost productivity, strengthening the UK's resilience and prosperity. The new fellows will play an important role in putting effective AI tools into the hands of our public servants to realise these benefits.""
"In July 2025, during his tenure as secretary of state at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), business and trade minister Peter Kyle called on the Alan Turing Institute to concentrate on developing a coherent programme of work that furthers the government's defence, national security and sovereign ambitions. This led the institute to streamline its strategic focus, resulting in the closure, spinning out or completion of 78 research projects that did not align with its new strategic direction."
"Led by Tristan Thomas, formerly of Monzo, and Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, CustomerFirst's goal is to bring together the best civil service operators and leading private sector disruptors and transformation specialists. The plan is to use CustomerFirst expertise to rewire government services, making use of AI and best practices from the private sector."
Meta is investing $1m through the Alan Turing Institute to boost public sector artificial intelligence expertise and support a public–private effort to modernise services. CustomerFirst, led by Tristan Thomas and Greg Jackson, will unite senior civil service operators with private-sector disruptors to rewire government services using AI and private-sector best practices. The ATI fellowship programme aligns with government goals to build public-sector AI capability with private-sector support. Mark Girolami emphasised AI's potential to anticipate risks, improve decision-making and boost productivity. Following a DSIT directive, the institute streamlined focus, closing or spinning out 78 projects and prioritising government AI and national security work.
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