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AI minister Kanishka Narayan says Britain needs to build domestic technology as well as regulate AI, arguing that reliance on other countries leaves the UK with too little influence. He has also hinted at possible AI measures in next week’s Budget, without giving details.

City A.M. reports that Narayan said the government spent £13,000 using advanced AI models to identify 500 previously unknown cybersecurity vulnerabilities in parts of the public sector. That is a striking claim about a small spend, though the report gives no further detail on the systems or findings. The policy argument is becoming less about rules alone and more about who builds the technology. Is Britain right to put more weight on domestic AI capability, even if that means spending more public money?

Discuss: Should Britain prioritise building domestic AI capability, even if that means spending more public money, or focus on regulating systems developed elsewhere?

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