Will AI solve the UK’s growth problem?

If the UK’s productivity growth rose from the current 1.5 per cent a year trend back to the pre-financial crisis 2.5 per cent, it would transform the public sector’s financial sustainability – but is Artificial Intelligence the key? Diane Coyle discusses the evidence on AI use and barriers to boosting productivity in an article for The Times on 22 September 2024.

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Authors

Professor Diane Coyle

Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy

Professor Coyle co-directs the Bennett Institute with Professor Kenny. She is heading research under the progress and productivity themes. Biography Professor Dame Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at...