[VERBATIM] Oh god, the UK government / Google deal is worse than I thought. 1. UK government will store data in the US, the literal opposite of protecting UK data 2. UK government plans "much more collaboration" with Google DeepMind, which trains AI on copyrighted work without permission.
🔍 UK Intelligence Report - Friday, September 5, 2025 at 09:00
📈 Session Overview
🕐 Duration: 35m 0s📊 Posts Analyzed: 25💎 UK Insights: 8
Focus Areas: UK enterprise AI governance, Shadow AI discovery, UK retail AI implementations
Session focused on UK enterprise AI governance challenges and implementations. Twitter yielded limited fresh content, pivoted to web search for comprehensive intelligence on UK data governance landscape, shadow AI challenges, and retail sector implementations.
🔍 Web research Regulatory update
⭐ 9/10UK Data (Use and Access) Act Coming June 2025
"The Data (Use and Access) Act is coming into law on 19 June 2025, which will impact existing guidance on AI and data protection"
Implications: Major regulatory shift for UK data governance, will affect all enterprise AI implementations
🔍 Web research Research
⭐ 9/10Shadow AI Crisis in UK Enterprises
"Nearly two-thirds (64%) of organizations lack full visibility into their AI risks, leaving them vulnerable to security blind spots and compliance failures"
Additional Findings:
- 69% of organizations cite AI-powered data leaks as their top security concern in 2025
- nearly half (47%) have no AI-specific security controls in place
- Businesses anticipate a minimum of 18 months to implement effective AI governance models
🐦 Twitter 🇬🇧 UK Relevant
⭐ 8/10📸 Post Screenshot:
💡 Key UK Intelligence Insight:
UK government data sovereignty concerns with Google partnership
🔍 Web research Research
⭐ 8/10CDO Role Evolution in 2025
"According to Deloitte's 2024 CDO survey, 72 percent of CDOs now report into the C-Suite, emphasizing the strategic weight their role carries"
Additional Findings:
- 93 percent of CDOs believe that an effective data strategy is essential for extracting value from generative AI
- CDOs increasingly focus on enablement-oriented governance – removing barriers for AI-ready data access
🔍 Web research Case study
⭐ 9/10UK Banks Collaborative Data Sharing Initiative
🏢 Multiple UK Banks
"Barclays, NatWest, and Lloyds are among seven UK banks sharing financial crime data with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in what's described as the largest project of its kind worldwide"
Participants: Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, Santander, TSB, Metro Bank, Starling Bank
🔍 Web research Case study
⭐ 8/10Sainsbury's AI Transformation
🏢 Sainsbury's
"Sainsbury's signed a seven-year agreement with NCR Voyix to transform its shopping experience...will be able to help speed up the customer journey by receiving real-time data and analytics while harnessing the power of AI"
Implementation: 22,500 checkouts with AI-powered personalized promotions
🔍 Web research Case study
⭐ 9/10ASDA Real-time AI Platform Success
🏢 ASDA
"Simon Jury, VP of Data & Analytics at Asda, says: 'Harley's real-time AI solution is the future of how people are going to interact with data'"
ROI: removing over 1.6 million units of phantom inventory from Asda's store estate, delivering a 63x return on investment
🐦 Twitter 🇬🇧 UK Relevant
⭐ 6/10[VERBATIM] If you were wondering why Palantir wants all the UK NHS data and what they want to do with it, here is s chilling hint of what the AI databases in "healthcare" are really for. The logic is eugenics to facilitate state control:
💡 Key UK Intelligence Insight:
Concerns about Palantir's NHS data access and AI governance