Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how organisations innovate, make decisions and deliver services. As AI adoption accelerates, the UK has an opportunity to strengthen productivity, improve public services and drive economic growth.
We work with members across the AI ecosystem, from developers and deployers to infrastructure providers and policymakers. Through initiatives such as the AI Adoption Coalition, we help organisations adopt AI responsibly while strengthening the UK's position as a global leader in AI innovation, development and adoption.
AI can power growth, productivity and innovation across the UK.
AI offers enormous potential, worth up to £550bn to UK GDP by 2035, to improve productivity, growth and public services. This depends on confidence, skills, governance and access to data and compute resources that underpin adoption.
Through our AI Adoption Coalition and wider AI innovation, policy, assurance and ecosystem activities, we work with industry and government to identify barriers, share best practice and support responsible AI adoption across the economy.
Global Context
AI is becoming the defining growth technology of the modern economy. Countries that create the right environment for innovation, data access, compute infrastructure, assurance and adoption will be best placed to realise its benefits, as set out in our AI Opportunities Action Plan response. techUK works with members to support a globally competitive environment for responsible AI innovation and adoption.
UK Strategic Impact
The UK has one of the world's leading AI ecosystems: 5,800 AI companies generating £23.9bn in revenue, growing 150 times faster than the wider economy. Maintaining this leadership means giving organisations the confidence to adopt AI responsibly, backed by effective assurance, strong data foundations, compute capability and skills. This work sits within our Artificial Intelligence programme, connecting developers, deployers and policymakers across the UK.
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Our Subject Matter Experts
Kir Nuthi
Head of AI and Data Policy
Kir Nuthi is the Head of AI and Data Policy at techUK. She holds over seven years of Government Affairs and Tech Policy experience in the US and UK. Kir previously headed up the regulatory portfolio at a UK advocacy group for tech startups and held various public affairs in US tech policy. All involved policy research and campaigns on competition, artificial intelligence, access to data, and pro-innovation regulation. Kir has an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London and a BA in both Political Science (International Relations) and Economics from the University of California San Diego. Outside of techUK, you are likely to find her attempting studies at art galleries, attempting an elusive headstand at yoga, mending and binding books, or chasing her dog Maya around South London; many parks.
Tess Buckley
Senior Programe Manager - Digital Ethics & AI Safety
Tess is a digital ethicist and musician. After completing an MA in AI and Philosophy, with a focus on ableism in biotechnologies, she worked as an AI Ethics Analyst with a dataset on corporate digital responsibility. She then supported the development of a specialised model for ESG disclosure requests. At techUK, she focuses on demystifying and operationalising ethics through assurance mechanisms and standards. Her primary research interest lies in AI music systems and technology's impact on differently abled folk. Her overarching goal is to apply philosophical principles to make emerging technologies both explainable and ethical.
Usman Ikhlaq
Programme Manager - Artificial Intelligence
Usman joined techUK in January 2024 as Programme Manager for Artificial Intelligence. He leads techUK’s AI Adoption programme, supporting members of all sizes and sectors in adopting AI at scale. His work involves identifying barriers to adoption, exploring solutions, and helping to unlock AI’s transformative potential, particularly its benefits for people, the economy, society, and the planet. He is also committed to advancing the UK’s AI sector and ensuring the UK remains a global leader in AI by working closely with techUK members, the UK Government, regulators, and devolved and local authorities. Since joining techUK, Usman has delivered a regular drumbeat of activity to engage members and advance techUK's AI programme. This has included two campaign weeks, the creation of the AI Adoption Hub (now the AI Hub), the AI Leader's Event Series, the Putting AI into Action webinar series and the Industrial AI sprint campaign. Before joining techUK, Usman worked as a policy, regulatory and government/public affairs professional in the advertising sector. He has also worked in sales, marketing, and FinTech. Usman holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a GDL and LLB from BPP Law School, and a BA from Queen Mary University of London. When he isn’t working, Usman enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also has a keen interest in running, reading and travelling.
