Governing in the Age of AI: A New Model to Transform the State (2024) (institute.global)

The Tony Blair Institute and Faculty published "Governing in the Age of AI: A New Model to Transform the State," a policy roadmap arguing that AI can radically modernize government operations—saving the UK up to £40 billion a year and improving roughly a third of public‑sector tasks. The report situates this moment amid historic private investment (near $1 trillion since 2020; ~$250B planned for chips/compute) and rapid enterprise adoption (ChatGPT in 80% of Fortune 500 within nine months). It cites measured productivity gains from GPT‑4 users (12% more tasks, 25% faster) and broader firm-level boosts (40% efficiency, 70% higher satisfaction), framing AI as a general‑purpose lever to reduce backlogs, speed decision‑making and deliver more personalised, transparent services. To capture this opportunity the authors call for an "AI Mission Control" in Number 10, a Treasury‑led drive in the first 100 days, civil‑service hiring reform, a “Bezos mandate” for data access, and a small set of AI exemplar departments. Technically, they advocate interoperable cross‑government data (privacy‑preserving), hybrid model strategies (train sovereign models like a proposed "CrownIntel" for security; fine‑tune GPT‑class models for legal/advisory tools), secured compute at scale, and deep public–private partnerships. The report stresses safe, explainable systems, rigorous value‑for‑money tolerance for experimentation, and rapid skills development as prerequisites for realizing large‑scale, accountable AI in government.