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Morning Edition · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Google DeepMind Builds an AI Prototype to Speed UK Housing Decisions
A government partnership aims to accelerate planning approvals, an early test of agentic systems inside public administration.
The United Kingdom (UK) government is partnering with Google DeepMind to build a prototype aimed at faster housing and planning decisions, according to DeepMind. The stated objective is to reduce the time it takes to process planning applic…
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