AI system
- System
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Microsoft Copilot
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Not assessed
- Application developer
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Microsoft - Role
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Not assessed
- Configuration
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Not assessed
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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The discovery pilot provided 300 licenses to staff volunteers and used regular review points. Participants received peer support through a Teams community and regular contact sessions.
- Human oversight
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Not assessed
- Relation to AI
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The source attributes transcription, note creation, and related task support to Copilot. Staff surveys, interviews, and usage data underpin reported time and work-experience improvements, without an independent causal evaluation.
- AI contribution
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The source attributes transcription, note creation, and related task support to Copilot. Staff surveys, interviews, and usage data underpin reported time and work-experience improvements, without an independent causal evaluation.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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Somerset reports two to four hours saved weekly per Copilot user, with 75% reporting better focus and 53% finding work more enjoyable.
- Category
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Improved Organizational Efficiency
- Status
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Reported benefit
- Beneficiary groups
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Organizations. People.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Results
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Not assessed
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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Not assessed
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Developer:
Microsoft. Operator: Somerset Council. - Jurisdictions
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Benefit:
United Kingdom. - Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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The conditions needed to reproduce the benefit are unspecified.
- Replication attempts
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Not assessed
- Later findings
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Not assessed
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0560-source-0001
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Operator
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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Organizations. People.
- Depth
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Organizations: 1. People: 2.
- Reasons
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Organizations: Staff report less time spent on meeting notes and other tasks. People: Staff report improved focus, productivity, and work experience. The duration of those improvements is unknown.
- Observed or intended
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Reported benefit
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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The deployer's account
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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Not assessed
- Field
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Local-government administration and workplace productivity.
- Purpose
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Explore whether Copilot improves staff productivity and work experience.
- Dates
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Source published: 3 February 2025. Updated: 22 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: b7f1ebfc0646…
References
- Other identifiers
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LGA AI case-study bank. LGA-024.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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1 revisions. Latest: 22 October 2026.