Welsh Labour was focusing on using AI to cut bureaucracy in the public sector and building “digital infrastructure”, pointing to the new “AI Growth Zones” in Wales to support wider uptake.
It will fund innovation through a dedicated grant scheme and wants to position Wales as a leader in “ethical AI” with a new Responsible AI Charter.
Plaid Cymru also highlights growth and productivity, but places more emphasis on skills, worker involvement and industrial strategy.
Its plan to create a national development agency would support the growth in digital skills and ensure AI adoption was “worker led” and protects rights.
The Welsh Conservatives also stress AI’s potential to drive growth, particularly in modernising the NHS and improving services.
When it comes to safeguards, the party argues AI should “enhance rather than replace human work” and is used in a way that protects jobs and skills.
Reform UK takes a more cautious stance, saying AI could have a role in improving digital systems in Wales’ public services, but only where it was “proven to be safe and effective”.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats and Wales’ Green Party have been asked to comment.