In its third year, ai@cam has demonstrated that its model for AI innovation delivers tangible outcomes. By connecting world-leading research with real-world challenges across healthcare, local government, environmental sustainability, cultural heritage and scientific discovery, ai@cam is accelerating interdisciplinary research, translating ideas into public benefit, and strengthening Cambridge's role as a international leader in AI.
Following an interim report published in December 2025, this full report presents findings from both phases of public dialogue with Cambridgeshire residents on the use of AI in local government services.
The ai@cam OpRaise project tested whether AI can reliably mark students' written exam responses, comparing AI scores to human assessor marks across three UK universities.
In November 2025, ai@cam worked with Hopkins Van Mil to convene public dialogues with 95 Cambridgeshire residents to explore their expectations, hopes, and concerns regarding the use of AI in local government. This interim report explores the findings from that first phase.
This policy brief addresses whether the UK’s current approach to AI sovereignty is able to deliver a future where the nation can influence the AI systems shaping its economy, security, and democracy.
