From two weeks to two hours: how AI might reboot Britain's economy

Employees work on laptops in the Moore Kingston Smith office in London, Britain, November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) -When accountants at mid-tier firm Moore Kingston Smith began using artificial intelligence to speed up their work, profit margins jumped.

Colleagues in another team running checks against corporate fraud created a report for customers in two hours, something that previously took two weeks.