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ARTICLE · 17 OCTOBER 2025

AI In The Workplace

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Given the rise in prominence of AI, we are increasingly seeing it used in everyday life and filtering into the workplace whether that be through company authorised software...

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Gavin McQueen
Gavin McQueen
Ross Gale
Ross Gale

Given the rise in prominence of AI, we are increasingly seeing it used in everyday life and filtering into the workplace whether that be through company authorised software; or being used unofficially by employees.

In this article, we focus on the state of play of AI in the workplace from an employment law perspective, examining new risks and trends, along with giving guidance on best practice.

AI is form of general technology where the machine or software is learning from the data that's inputted and which it then analyses. It can then predict patterns (including language) and based on what it learns from the data, improve its performance of certain tasks over time.

AI is made up of two main components:

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