AI & Gen AI news in the UK | Page 2

An overview of news, trends and research in AI & Gen AI consulting in the UK:

Inside Valorem Reply UK: Microsoft, Agent 365, and the intelligent enterprise Valorem Reply has recently been named by Microsoft as one of its early partners for Agent 365.
02 July 2026
AI gives with one hand and takes with the other for entry-level roles Various sources contend that artificial intelligence is leading to an employment crunch for graduates.
01 July 2026
A third of professional services leaders say poor data is blocking effective AI adoption New UK research from Dayshape suggests professional services firms may have an AI readiness problem.
30 June 2026
Roland Berger says humanoid robot manufacturing could be $750 billion market by 2035 The preserve of dystopian science-fiction for the best part of a century, a new study from Roland Berger claims that humanoid robots are on the verge of moving from the prototype phase to industrial-
29 June 2026
CIOs signal operating model gap with their AI ambitions Nearly four-in-five UK technology leaders report strong or very strong demand for AI from their business, according to new research from technology consultancy Wavestone.
26 June 2026
The power of independence in an era shaped by complexity and AI Two months after leading Magnetic back to independent ownership, CEO Jenny Burns outlines why independent thinking, strong culture and empowered people matter more than ever
26 June 2026
Public trust must lead justice reform in the age of technology and AI As justice systems embrace digital and AI, the focus must extend beyond technological capability to the impact on public trust.
26 June 2026
ICMCI launches Code for the responsible use of AI in management consulting The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes has launched a new code for the responsible use of AI in the management consulting sector.
25 June 2026
Why 80% of AI projects are failing to deliver value Most large organisations are mistaking AI adoption for AI transformation in programme delivery, according to a new white paper from SmartCo.
25 June 2026
The danger of removing humans from AI-powered investigations AI can analyse vast datasets in minutes, but corporate investigations are rarely resolved on data alone.
25 June 2026
Caroline Monfrais (Wipro) on how AI is reshaping consulting and its talent model The consulting industry is being reshaped by AI, from delivery models and talent strategies to performance.
24 June 2026
The reason AI rollouts aren’t paying off has nothing to do with AI Most AI initiatives fail to deliver measurable value.
24 June 2026
AI hiring and wages in UK surge as they outpace jobs market Specialist AI job postings surged by 61% in the UK during 2025, rising by 68,000.
23 June 2026
Why boards need better decision-making governance in the age of AI As boards navigate growing regulatory demands, AI adoption and increasing pressure to allocate scarce resources, effective decision-making has never been more critical.
23 June 2026
Women leaders more confident firms can handle AI disruption New data launched from global management consultancy AlixPartners has found a consistent gap between how women and men in senior leadership view AI.
22 June 2026
Publicis Sapient launches agentic AI platform for autonomous IT operations Publicis Sapient has launched Sapient Sustain, an agentic AI platform that enables enterprises to shift from reactive IT support to autonomous operations.
22 June 2026
Kyndryl and AWS expand partnership to scale agentic AI Kyndryl and AWS have expanded their multi-year strategic collaboration agreement to help enterprises adopt, deploy and scale agentic AI.
22 June 2026
Goodman Jones’ Matthew Cook explains why people remain accountancy’s greatest asset Having joined Goodman Jones more than 25 years ago as a trainee and now a year into his role as managing partner, Matthew Cook has witnessed significant change across the accountancy profession.
19 June 2026
JobVantage debuts new AI-powered recruitment engine – developed with Hexploits Recruitment technology startup JobVantage has launched a new platform, developed in partnership with Hexploits, designed to automate the manual sourcing processes that have traditionally slowed down
18 June 2026
AI transformation is a human change programme enabled by technology Most AI initiatives do not fail because the technology is inadequate.
17 June 2026
AI agents are redefining customer experience, says Cortex Reply experts A new wave of specialised AI agents is fundamentally changing how companies approach customer experience by shifting the industry focus from merely deflecting calls to delivering high-satisfaction ou
12 June 2026
Hexploits supports swarmd with development of multi-agent orchestration platform When swarmd.ai set out to build a new multi-agent orchestration platform, the software company engaged Hexploits to help engineer the platform while effectively managing the risks at play. “swarmd.
10 June 2026
AI projects often don’t come past pilot stage, finds Valliance study As AI spending comes under scrutiny from investors, consultants are making the case that the fault may not be with the technology, but a poor understanding of how to measure impact on pilots.
09 June 2026
Five foundations of sustainable consultancy growth Growing a consultancy firm can mean many different things. To some, it means increasing the volume of clients.
08 June 2026
Leadership and communication are transforming in the age of AI Digital communication has an important role to play for leaders communicating with their staff.
04 June 2026
Northumbrian Water partners with Aiimi for data and AI transformation Northumbrian Water has announced the launch of new AI and data projects in collaboration with British firm Aiimi.
02 June 2026
Microsoft names select group of consultancies as Strategic Partners for Agent 365 Microsoft has officially launched Agent 365, an end-to-end observability and governance platform designed to help organisations manage, monitor, and secure AI agents at scale.
29 May 2026
Three-quarters of finance leaders deploying AI tools in work A new report from KPMG claims three-quarters of finance teams are now using AI in their tasks.
28 May 2026
Why AI governance needs more than a token effort Enterprises rushing to deploy large language models are repeating one of the most expensive mistakes of the cloud era – according to Chris Neilon, managing partner at Lightouch Consulting.
27 May 2026
Hexaware buys Consulting Professionals to strengthen AI and cloud offering Consulting Professionals has joined IT services provider Hexaware. The deal sees the firms create a combined headcount of more than 450 staff.
25 May 2026
UK CEOs step up M&A to boost AI transformation UK CEOs are increasingly using mergers and acquisitions to expand their AI skills base.
20 May 2026
AI roll out could stall as public opinion remains divided Over the last three years, headlines have been dominated by excited coverage of the potential of artificial intelligence – but in spite of this, public support is far from unanimous.
19 May 2026

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