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publictechnology. net > 05/05/2026 > science-technology-and-research > government-to-create-task-force-to-examine-labelling-for-ai-generated-content

Government to create task force to examine labelling for AI-generated content

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (368+ words) The government is to create a dedicated task force with the remit of whether and how content created by artificial intelligence tools should require formal labelling. The AI Act passed by the European Union in 2024 places a transparency obligation for…...

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publictechnology. net > 05/01/2026 > defence-and-security > accountability-without-capacity-will-not-make-public-services-more-secure

Accountability without capacity will not make public services more secure

5+ day, 24+ min ago  (1528+ words) A new wave of cyber governance obligations is coming for public sector organisations. But there is a structural paradox that neither the bill nor the RUSI paper addresses. When accountability arrives before organisations have the capacity to act on risk,…...

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publictechnology. net > 05/01/2026 > transport > dvla-chatbot-supported-half-a-million-citizens-without-human-intervention-in-fy26

DVLA chatbot supported half a million citizens "without human intervention" in FY26

5+ day, 17+ min ago  (455+ words) Public Technology - Do Not Process My Personal Information An artificial intelligence tool deployed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency successfully answered queries from almost half a million citizens during the 2026 fiscal year, ministers have revealed. In the 12-month period…...

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publictechnology. net > 04/24/2026 > health-and-social-care > uk-biobank-data-breach-dubbed-deeply-concerning

UK Biobank data breach dubbed "deeply concerning

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (730+ words) UK Biobank has announced that anonymised health data of 500, 000 volunteers was offered for sale on a website in China " a revelation described as "deeply concerning" by the chair of parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. The charity said it had…...

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publictechnology. net > 04/21/2026 > society-and-welfare > ai-age-estimation-has-been-tested-on-2-5m-pics-and-shown-signs-of-workable-results-at-pace-minister-claims

AI age estimation has been tested on 2. 5m pics and shown signs of "workable results" at pace, minister claims

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (374+ words) Government has used 2. 5 million images to conduct trials of artificial intelligence technology designed to estimate a person's age by scanning their face " with the tools reportedly showing evidence of delivering "workable results" cheaply and at speed. The Immigration White Paper…...

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publictechnology. net > 04/20/2026 > transport > dvla-reveals-ai-powered-automated-contact-centre-agent-has-cut-call-times-in-half

DVLA reveals AI-powered automated contact centre agent has cut call times significantly

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (596+ words) The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has used artificial intelligence technology to make a big reduction in the average length of the calls made by 900, 000 citizens each month to the organisation's contact centres. When callers ring the agency's telephone support…...

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publictechnology. net > 04/22/2026 > society-and-welfare > eu-claims-new-verification-app-offers-powerful-tool-to-protect-children

EU claims new verification app offers "powerful tool to protect children

2+ week, 19+ min ago  (419+ words) The European Union's age verification app is ready for rollout, Ursula von der Leyen has said. The UK government is currently seeking public feedback on a raft of proposed measures aimed at protecting children and young people online. The Growing…...

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publictechnology. net > 04/08/2026 > education-and-skills > scottish-body-flags-significant-challenge-and-huge-promise-of-ai

Scottish body flags "significant challenge and huge promise" of AI

4+ week, 14+ min ago  (442+ words) Public Technology - Do Not Process My Personal Information Inno Scot Health, which was created and is owned by the Scottish Govermment and NHS bodies, has said there is "huge promise" in the technology but there must be a balancing of…...

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publictechnology. net > 03/24/2026 > defence-and-security > we-are-being-imaginative-to-make-defence-appeal-to-young-people-with-new-skill-sets

We are being imaginative to make defence appeal to young people with new skill sets

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (435+ words) UK military and defence organisations are finding new ways of "being imaginative" to help attract young people into the sector and close technological skills gaps, one of the country's top RAF officers has claimed. In a recent appearance before parliament's…...

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publictechnology. net > 03/19/2026 > opinion > falling-is-inevitable-but-learning-is-a-design-choice

Falling is inevitable, but learning is a design choice

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1155+ words) The government's Budget Information Security Review has largely been read as a serious but contained incident: a publication misconfiguration, followed by tighter controls and a narrower circle of access to market-sensitive information. That reading is understandable. When something goes wrong…...