The AI and Data metrics will track the extent to which the UK is at the forefront of the AI and data revolution.

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are general purpose technologies already starting to transform the global economy.

They can be seen as new industries in their own right, but they are also transforming business models across many sectors as they deploy vast datasets to identify better ways of doing complex tasks – from helping doctors diagnose medical conditions more effectively to allowing people to communicate across the globe using instantaneous speech recognition and translation software.