Insights

A package of compute, cash, technical support and a line to government for the strongest open-source AI projects from the DSIT/NVIDIA Hack for Impact hackathon.

Extract is now available to every local planning authority in England. Here's the story of how we built it, what our evaluation found, and what we learned along the way.

When two governments building AI for the public sector compare notes honestly, everyone moves faster - here's what we learned from two days with France's IA dans l'État team.

i.AI are welcoming seven world-class AI researchers through the Open-Source AI Fellowship to demonstrate the real-world potential of open-source AI.

Find information about our event - 5 January 2026

Redbox, our AI chat and document tool, is being sunsetted after serving 6,000+ civil servants. Read about the five key lessons we have learnt while developing the tool.

So you've built another cool demo. Now what? You have hype, but not impact. You have kudos but no users. Ultimately you have a demo, but not a product. James Lowe summarises his conference talk for AI Engineer World Fair.

Evaluating how well our tools perform and the impact they have on their users is a key part of the work we do in i.AI. Read about how we approach conducting evaluations across our whole product pipeline.

We are thrilled to launch the AI Knowledge Hub! This dynamic hub shares compelling use cases, best practices and UK guidance. User-built and evolving, it's your launchpad to explore. Read to learn more and find out how to get involved.

Our unconference with ALLiaNCE was a hands-on experience and a chance for us to trade insights, discuss real-world problems, and map out exciting possibilities for working together. Read more about what we learnt from our French counterparts!

Our evaluation with the Scottish Government assessed if Consult's AI-powered theme identification for public consultations could maintain quality while boosting efficiency. Read about what we learnt and what's next for Consult.

AI could help transform planning! See how i.AI helped "Hack the Planning System" for innovative solutions alongside colleagues in GDS, MHCLG and Open Digital Planning.

Explore how Lex Graph allows us to analyse the connections between different pieces of legislation

Delve deeper into the story of Caddy, i.AI’s innovative AI solution developed with Citizens Advice that is transforming contact centres. Discover how Caddy enhances service quality, boosts adviser confidence, and delivers faster, high-quality responses.

Through real world examples from i.AI, discover why the AI product manager is essential for navigating the unique challenges of AI product development, and how it can mean the difference between a compelling demo and a truly valuable product.

Join us in celebrating a year of transformative innovation at i.AI! Hear from our Director, Dr. Laura Gilbert, and our team as we reflect on breakthrough projects that are setting new standards in government technology.

The Bauhaus movement’s approach to the arts, technology, and human-centred design, offers vital lessons for AI development. Their methods for making complex systems both powerful and accessible provide a blueprint for radical technological change.

i.AI is building AI tools to improve the Consultation process, leading to better policy and reducing the cost. This has required us to develop new capabilities, and this post explains how we did it and what we learnt.

Singapore is widely cited as the world leader in digital government, and AI adoption. So, what does this look like in practice, and what can we learn from their approach? Some views from the team at i.AI following a visit earlier this year.

One of our No10 Innovation Fellows, Dr Mohamed Ibrahim has utilised AI to tackle key governmental challenges. This blog covers his projects: Street.AI for citizen reporting, MapSpeaker for urban visualisation, and Mimo, a secure offline AI assistant.

Lex is dedicated to enhancing the drafting and navigation of legislation within the UK government. By leveraging advanced AI technologies, this project aims to assist legal drafters, making their work more productive and accessible.

At i.AI, our mission is to harness the opportunity of AI to improve lives, drive growth, and deliver better public services. In this blog, you can learn more about our assurance principles that enable us to do this.

The opportunities for AI in government are vast. The size of the prize is both exciting and intimidating. So how do we make sense of it all? Introducing the i.AI taxonomy.

This summer, we ran our biggest hackathon yet, with over 200 technologists coming together and tackling government problems with AI. 18 months into our Evidence House program, we're so excited about what's next!

Welcome to the new blog from the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI). This is our very first blog post, and we are going to use it as a chance to explain who we are, and what you can expect to see on this page over the coming weeks and months.