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  • The ACPGBI AI taskforce report: A mixed‐methods roadmap for AI in colorectal surgery James M. Kinross Kyle Lam Andrew Yiu Katie Adams Kiran Altaf Elaine Burns Mindy Duffourc Nicola Eardley Charles Evans Stamatia Giannarou Laura Hancock Victoria Hu Ahsan Javed Shivank Khare Evangelos Mazomenos Linnet McGeever Susan Moug Piero Nastro Sebastien Ourselin Subramanian Ramamoorthy Campbell Roxburgh Catherine Simister Danail Stoyanov Gregory Thomas Pietro Valdastri Marcus Vass Dale Vimalachandran Tom Vercauteren Justin Davies Colorectal Disease Abstract Aim The ACPGBI has commissioned a taskforce to devise a strategy for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into colorectal surgery. This report aims to (i) map current AI adoption amongst UK colorectal surgeons; (ii) evaluate knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and experience of AI technologies; and (iii) establish priority recommendations to drive innovation across the specialty. Methods A prospective 45‐item questionnaire was circulated to the ACPGBI membership. Questionnaire findings were explored at a multidisciplinary round table of surgeons, allied professionals, computer scientists and lawyers. Strategic recommendations were then generated. Results 122 members responded (75.4% consultants; 72.1% male; modal age 41–50 years). Although 43.5% used AI daily, only one third said they could explain key concepts within AI. 86.9% anticipated routine future‐AI use, with documentation and imaging ranked highest. 88.5% endorsed formal AI training. Major obstacles were unclear regulation, cost, medicolegal liability and professional or patient distrust. The round table generated 17 recommendations across clinical, educational and research domains and a ten‐point action plan, including the establishment of a Colorectal AI Committee and the creation of an open‐source colorectal foundational data initiative. Conclusion This taskforce report combines questionnaire insights from the ACPGBI membership and expert debate into 17 key recommendations and a ten‐point action plan that will set the direction of future colorectal AI practice. The objective is to establish a framework through which colorectal surgical practice can be augmented by safe, trustworthy AI. 10.1111/codi.70232 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/