AI can boost economic growth, but it needs to be managed incredibly carefully

By Professor Ashley Braganza, Professor of Business Transformation, Brunel University of London
Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi, Senior Lecturer in Strategy & Business Economy, Brunel Business School, Brunel University of London

The UK government’s efforts to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public services and stimulate economic growth represents a pivotal step in the roll out of the technology in this country.

AI offers the promise of improving public services by enabling faster, more efficient processes, personalising provision of those services for the public and optimising…

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