AI & Gen AI news in the UK | Page 3

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

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
How to fix the AI consulting engagement model AI consulting spending is rising, but success rates aren’t.
18 May 2026
The consulting industry is productising, and most independents aren’t ready In the world of independent consulting, the ‘product’ has traditionally been people.
15 May 2026
Cognizant named by Aston Martin F1 team as global AI services partner Cognizant has today announced a new phase in its partnership with the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, taking on the role of global AI services partner.
12 May 2026
Navigating price pressures in healthcare with data As they look to consolidate to ‘smart’ systems, companies in pharmaceuticals and MedTech are struggling with organisation, when it comes to setting prices and using data.
11 May 2026
One-fifth of organisations account for three-quarters of AI-driven ROI New research suggests that while many firms are stuck in AI pilot mode, those pushing ahead account for 74% of all AI-driven returns.
08 May 2026
Competing in an AI-mediated travel market AI agents are not just another channel in travel - they are rapidly becoming the default interface between supply and demand.
08 May 2026
Version 1 acquires 500-person digital consultancy CreateFuture As Version 1 continues to expand through acquisition activity, the firm has announced the purchase of CreateFuture.
06 May 2026
Why the UK market is resetting from platform-led to outcome-led transformation For the past decade, digital transformation across the UK has largely been driven by platform decisions: organisations selected major technology stacks (such as CRM, ERP and service management platfo
06 May 2026
Ravical launches platform for consultancies considering life after the billable hour Firms “aren’t struggling to adopt AI” but they do “struggle to understand how to price it and incorporate it into a sustainable business model”, according to Ravical CEO Joris van der Gucht.
06 May 2026
Bosses overlook organisational focus in AI adoption As the pace of AI adoption speeds up across the world, organisations are ramping up their investments into AI training and enablement for employees, but may be turning a blind eye to the impact that
04 May 2026
Time for consultancies to optimise for human judgement, not efficiency AI is said by its proponents to be shaking up decades-old operating models across all industries.
04 May 2026
New Gradient develops AI tool that enhances woodland monitoring Edinburgh-based consulting firm New Gradient has developed a new machine learning tool to enhance woodland monitoring across the UK.
01 May 2026
Government names Cognizant strategic industry partner for its TechFirst programme The UK government has named consultancy Cognizant as a strategic industry partner for its TechFirst programme.
28 April 2026
Deltek: Consulting firms move into the next phase of digital and AI maturity Professional services firms in the UK are entering a new phase of digital maturity, moving beyond experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to embedding it throughout the project lifecycle, lea
22 April 2026
Culture and operational readiness are holding back AI roll-outs Two-thirds of organisations are investing heavily in AI, yet 61% of leaders say they now feel more pressure than a year ago to prove ROI from those investments.
22 April 2026
The future of consulting in the AI age: technology is ready, organisations are not As consulting firms pile pressure on partners to adopt AI into every aspect of their work, new research from Ajuno suggests that companies will not see the technology’s true benefits until they move
13 April 2026
Companies losing nearly 30% of all investments in business transformation Business transformation is a difficult process, with a mounting pile of research showing the majority of plans fail to deliver their intended value.
09 April 2026
Pearson and TCS partner to bring AI into learning and assessments Pearson has announced a new partnership with Tata Consultancy Services. The firm will now help the publisher to promote AI-powered learning tools for global industries.
09 April 2026
Capita scales Multiverse training across 750-strong workforce Capita is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence by expanding its partnership with Multiverse.
08 April 2026
&above CEO Jordan Richards on the secrets of AI implementation for SMEs As companies look to take up new technologies to transform their businesses, challenger advisories are looking to expose cracks in the traditional model of the consulting industry.
02 April 2026
AI adoption must centre on strategic outcomes As AI becomes more embedded in everyday work, with employees tasked with using it in increasing increments by their bosses, new barriers are emerging to its impact.
01 April 2026
Propaganda announces investment in proprietary AI platform UK brand consultancy Propaganda is investing a six-figure sum in a new proprietary AI system to analyse three decades of strategic intelligence across the firm’s case history.
01 April 2026
Consumers keen on direct purchasing via AI platforms, Kantar claims A new survey from Kantar contends that one-third of online shoppers would favour direct purchases from AI platforms, rather than clicking through to a retailer’s website.
31 March 2026
Four risks of relying on ‘carrots’ to make AI stick As tax season arrives, and most companies weigh up their hiring and promotion decisions on the basis of the closing financial year, many staff now have a new metric to worry about: how often they hav
31 March 2026
The future of consulting: From billing by the hour to productised advisory The rise of AI is forcing a fundamental economic shift in consulting.
30 March 2026
Why traditional due diligence models are struggling to keep up with scale AI is rapidly making its way into the world of due diligence – including in the risks landscape.
24 March 2026
McKinsey AI chatbot hacked to potentially access thousands of files Amid the rush to implement digital technology over the last decade, firms have regularly been cautioned against rushing out products that leave weaknesses cyber-attackers can exploit.
20 March 2026
Financial services firms find siloed data standing in the way of AI rollout New research, based on interviews with 400 senior executives across major financial institutions, has found that as the sector tries to scale its AI implementation, siloed data is the biggest barrier
19 March 2026
Two-thirds of firms yet to see ROI on AI investments While three-quarters of UK businesses now use AI tools, the material benefits of the expensive technology remain underwhelming at best.
18 March 2026
Fast and cheap strategies are a false economy, warns UK consultancy Many leaders increasingly face the“AI Pilot Trap” – a cycle of proofs-of-concept that generate enthusiasm but rarely translate into enterprise-wide value.
16 March 2026
Most communications AI transformations trapped at experimental phase Having been swept up in the AI-ferver of the last three years, the majority of companies have sought to mainline the technology into their communication functions.
13 March 2026

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