Bath and North East Somerset Council used Microsoft Copilot to read and summarise thousands of public comments on Bath Rugby’s proposed 18,000‑seat stadium at the Recreation Ground, folding an AI‑assisted thematic analysis into the officer’s 121‑page planning report that went to councillors...
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