The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published the AI Opportunities Action Plan in January 2025, setting out a roadmap for government to capture the opportunities of AI to enhance growth and productivity and create tangible benefits for UK citizens. The plan outlines a comprehensive vision structured around 3 pillars: enabling foundational infrastructure (such as compute, data access, and skills); transforming public services through AI integration; and securing long-term technological sovereignty via homegrown frontier capabilities. Central to this vision is the ambition to embed AI across the UK economy—supporting productivity, competitiveness, and inclusive innovation.

The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) first developed a set of AI 2030 scenarios in 2023, which were published in 2025 (Government Office for Science, 2025). These aimed to help policymakers navigate uncertainty surrounding the future of AI and prepare for its risks and opportunities. They have been used widely across government and are in regular demand.

Since 2023, the AI landscape has changed profoundly, with AI capabilities, investment, and adoption having increased significantly, alongside dramatic shifts in geopolitics. GO-Science has therefore produced an updated set of scenarios to account for these developments, outlined in this report.

The Google Cloud AI Agent Trends 2026 Report outlines a strategic shift toward intent-based, semi-autonomous multi-agent networks that manage end-to-end operational workflows. Enterprises are focusing on five core pillars, employees, workflows, customers, security, and scale, while prioritizing internal business functions for initial deployment and utilizing frameworks like A2A and AP2 for interoperability.

Now in its fourth year, the 2026 AI in Professional Services Report (formerly Generative AI in Professional Services Report) from the Thomson Reuters Institute examines how AI is reshaping the legal, tax, accounting, risk, fraud, and government sectors.

The World Bank’s World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence examines how AI can help developing countries accelerate economic and social development by expanding access to expertise, improving public services, and boosting productivity. It argues that countries should focus on adopting and adapting AI to local needs, while investing in infrastructure, skills, data, and governance to maximize benefits and manage risks.

Deloitte’s 2026 AI report tracking adoption and impact

The AI Security Institute’s Frontier AI Trends Report provides an overview of the latest developments in frontier artificial intelligence, examining emerging capabilities, opportunities, and the associated safety and security challenges posed by increasingly powerful AI systems. The report is designed to inform policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders about key technological trends and the actions needed to ensure advanced AI is developed and deployed responsibly.

PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey: Leading through Uncertainty in the Age of AI explores how business leaders are balancing short-term economic, geopolitical, and cybersecurity risks with long-term investments in AI, innovation, and business reinvention. The survey finds that while many CEOs have yet to realize significant financial returns from AI, they continue to invest in the technology and pursue new growth opportunities across sectors, viewing transformation and innovation as critical to future competitiveness.

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