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Google DeepMind and UK government build Gemini-powered planning tool, aiming to halve home-planning decision times

Unlocking UK house-building with AI-accelerated planning

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Google DeepMind is working with the UK government, Google Cloud, Faculty, and local planning departments in Barnet, Dorset, and Camden to develop an AI planning prototype based on Gemini. The goal is to cut decision times for residential planning applications by 50%.

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