While the world and private enterprise are adopting AI rapidly in their workflows, government isn’t far behind. The U.K. government has said early trials of AI-powered productivity tools can shave two weeks of labor off a year’s work, and AI companies are adapting to that need. More than 1,700 AI use cases have been recorded in the U.S. government, long before Elon Musk’s DOGE entered the equation and accelerated AI adoption throughout the public sector. Federal policies introduced in April on AI adoption and procurement have pushed this trend further.
It’s unsurprising that big tech companies are rolling out their own specialist models to meet that demand. Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, announced last week a series of models tailored for use by government employees. These in