Winners 2024

Discover the trailblazers of AI innovation as we unveil the finalists and winners of the National AI Awards 2024. Each category reflects the critical areas of AI advancement, celebrating those who lead the way with their contributions.

The AI Gaming Award

Recognising excellence in the integration and application of artificial intelligence within the gaming industry, this award celebrates innovation, creativity, and technical prowess in harnessing AI to enhance gaming experiences, optimise gameplay mechanics, and push the boundaries of interactive entertainment.

Abertay University / Dundee United Esports collaboration

PlayerXP

Starpal.AI

The AI Business of the Year

Awarded to a standout enterprise demonstrating exceptional leadership and innovation in leveraging artificial intelligence to drive business growth, improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and deliver tangible value across various industries and sectors.

Darktrace

University of Reading, Cardiff University, BT Group PLC collaboration

Intent HQ

Octopus Energy, Magic Ink

Orbital Global

The AI Award for Energy and Utilities

This accolade honours organisations at the forefront of utilising artificial intelligence to revolutionise the energy and utilities sector. From optimising energy production and distribution to improving resource management and sustainability practices, recipients of this award showcase pioneering AI applications driving positive transformation within the industry.

Centrica, Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Energy Future

Developing Experts, Green Economies

EDF UK AI team

The AI Award for Financial Services

Recognising innovation and excellence in the financial services sector, this award celebrates organisations leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionise banking, insurance, investment, and related services. From personalised customer experiences to risk management and fraud detection, recipients showcase the transformative power of AI in finance.

Earthian AI

Sigma Financial Trading, AI market analytics (AIMA)

The Bank of England

The AI Award for Healthcare

Celebrating advancements in healthcare enabled by artificial intelligence, this award honours organisations and initiatives leveraging AI to revolutionise patient care, diagnostics, treatment planning, drug discovery, and healthcare delivery. Recipients demonstrate exceptional innovation and impact in improving health outcomes and driving efficiencies within the healthcare ecosystem.

Anya, Doubling the national 6-8 week breastfeeding rate, in Lancashire.

BT PLC, Health at home

VirtTuri AI Clinical Informatics Avatar

The AI Award for High Tech & Telecom

This award recognises pioneers in the high tech and telecommunications industries harnessing artificial intelligence to drive innovation, optimise networks, enhance connectivity, and deliver cutting-edge products and services. Recipients demonstrate visionary leadership and impactful AI applications shaping the future of technology and communication.

Intent HQ

Cisco Webex

University of Bristol, Project REASON

The AI Award for Retail

Celebrating innovation in retail powered by artificial intelligence, this award recognises organisations leveraging AI-driven insights, personalised recommendations, supply chain optimization, and customer engagement strategies to enhance the retail experience, drive sales growth, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

Intent HQ

Movable Ink, Da Vinci

Riva, Hurree

watsonx, IBM

The AI University of the Year

Awarded to a university or academic institution demonstrating excellence and leadership in the field of artificial intelligence education, research, and innovation. Recipients of this prestigious accolade showcase outstanding contributions to advancing AI knowledge, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and preparing students for careers in AI-driven fields.

BlueDot Impact

UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence

University of Bristol

The AI Award for Education

Recognising initiatives, programs, or organisations dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance learning outcomes, improve educational experiences, and drive innovation in education. Recipients of this award demonstrate exemplary efforts in deploying AI technologies to personalise learning, promote accessibility, and empower educators and learners.

BlueDot Impact

Developing Experts, Connecting Local Talent to Local Opportunity

General Purpose, AI training for business

The AI Award for Cyber Security

The AI Award for Cybersecurity honours outstanding achievements in using artificial intelligence to fortify cyber defences. Recognising innovative approaches in threat detection, prevention, and response, this award celebrates initiatives that leverage AI to enhance cybersecurity practices and safeguard digital assets against evolving threats. Recipients showcase leadership and innovation at the forefront of the intersection between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, driving advancements that bolster resilience and protect critical infrastructure in the face of cyber risks.

Cisco

Darktrace, ActiveAI Security Platform

Nokia, NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome

Palo Alto Networks

RETN, DDoS Solution

The NPCC Commissioners Award for AI Safety

A closed award recognising exceptional contributions to AI safety and security within policing. Chosen by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) Commissioner, this award recognises systems that demonstrate innovation, effectiveness in crime reduction, ethical data use, community engagement, adaptability, accuracy, interoperability, legal compliance, resilience to adversarial attacks and bias, and sustained impact. These systems should exhibit creativity in addressing policing challenges, measurable crime reduction, ethical data practices, community trust building, adaptability to changing circumstances, high accuracy, seamless integration with existing technologies, legal compliance, robustness against adversarial attacks and biases, and long-term sustainability in supporting law enforcement objectives.

AI Safety Cameras, Department for Transport and Acusensus

Riven (Doc Defender) and Bedfordshire Police.

Lead for Artificial Intelligence, Temporary Chief Constable Alex Murray

The AI Innovation Award

Celebrating bold and transformative innovations driven by artificial intelligence across various domains and industries. Recipients of this award showcase groundbreaking AI technologies, products, or solutions that demonstrate creativity, impact, and potential to reshape industries, solve complex challenges, and drive positive societal change.

AI Negotiation Platform for B2B Sales, Nibble Technology

InDePTH Project

Inflame: cyber threat simulation and automated response, BT

Infrastructure & Space Management Digital Twin, BT Group Plc

Powering Employment Support for Frontline Workers. Earlybird

The AI Sustainability Award

Honouring initiatives, projects, or organisations leveraging artificial intelligence to address global sustainability challenges, promote environmental conservation, and foster sustainable development. Recipients demonstrate innovative AI-driven solutions that contribute to mitigating climate change, protecting ecosystems, and building resilient communities.

Earthian AI

The BT Energy Digital Shadow

The AI Product of the Year

Recognising outstanding AI-powered products or technologies that have demonstrated exceptional innovation, usability, and impact in addressing specific needs or solving real-world problems. Recipients of this award showcase cutting-edge AI products that deliver tangible value, enhance user experiences, and drive market differentiation.

Developing Experts

Tech1M

The Penta AI Platform

The AI Citizen of the Year Award

Recognising individuals making significant contributions to promoting AI literacy, advocacy, and responsible AI adoption within communities. Recipients of this award demonstrate dedication to raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and empowering citizens to understand and engage with AI technologies in ethical and meaningful ways.

Adam Jones, BlueDot Impact

Sir Demis Hassabis OBE, DeepMind

Dr Jean Innes, The Alan Turing Institute

The Alan Turing AI Award

Named in honour of pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, this award recognises individuals or organisations for outstanding contributions to advancing the field of artificial intelligence through groundbreaking research, impactful innovations, and visionary leadership. Recipients embody Turing's spirit of innovation, intellectual rigour, and commitment to excellence in AI.

Lord Holmes

Rishi Sunak, Leader of Opposition, AI Safety Summit 2023

Royal Signals - SGIS Team for Royal Navy ASW Spearhead Programme

The AI Award for Government & Public Sector

Celebrating excellence and innovation in the use of artificial intelligence within government agencies, public sector organisations, and civic institutions. Recipients of this award demonstrate exemplary initiatives, policies, or projects leveraging AI to enhance public services, improve governance, and address societal challenges effectively.

AI Safety Institute

The Financial Ombudsman Service

HM Land Registry: Using AI for Intelligent Document Comparison