The government has announced that the new $1 million program will bring top UK AI experts to the government and build AI tools for the public sector.
The open source AI fellowship is funded by a grant from Meta to the Alan Turing Institute, and the fellows will be participating in AI's DSIT incubators.
The AI team's incubator is behind “Humphrey.” A bundle of AI tools that help civil servants reach their requests more quickly by taking notes and taking away the burden on the administrators of answering consultations and summarizing documents.
The government said the application could include high-security use cases, such as language translation in the context of national security, and said it would use construction planning data to speed up the approval process.
The Fellowship began in January 2026 and lasted for 12 months, during which all use cases have been developed, announced and open sawing for a wider publicity.
Experts will focus on using open source AI models. It claims this will help the government cut taxpayer costs and lift productivity gains of up to £45 billion across the public sector.
ai 'built for the public'
The announcement stated that the Prime Minister is “determined” to “seize” the opportunity for AI to transform the nation, revealing that no one in the government should be able to make AI better and cheaper.
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“This fellowship is the best AI of AI that is open, practical and built for the public. It's about creating not only ideas, but real tools that help governments do a better job for people.”
Kyle used the example of Caddy, an AI assistant that supports open source call center workers. Developed with civic advice, the caddy now has the cabinet office teams quick access to expert guidance on “increasing speed, consistency and value for money.”
“This fellowship will help expand such impact across governments and develop the sovereign capacity that Britain must lead, like national security and critical infrastructure,” Kyle said.
AI Knowledge Hub
The government is also beginning the next phase of the AI Knowledge Hub. This is a growing platform that shares real-world examples, tools and tips for ensuring teams can use AI in the right way.
The hub is designed to help departments learn from each other, avoid overlapping, and move from small pilots to real results.
As part of the next phase, new features will be added, including a prompt library for teams to use AI to increase productivity and provide faster and better service.
