UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership

FoI request reveals no evidence of testing despite ministers hailing agreement as key to delivering AI-led public service reform

When the UK government signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI, the tech firm behind ChatGPT, the partnership was hailed as one that could harness artificial intelligence to “address society’s greatest challenges”.

But eight months on from the fanfare of that announcement, the government has yet to hold any trials involving the firm’s tech.