Don't leave AI to tech bros and oligarchs, UK's AI minister says
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan has urged the government to take an active role in AI development to prevent the technology from being controlled solely by private tech interests. He emphasized the need for state-led capability and regulation to ensure a smoother transition than the historical Industrial Revolution.
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This reflects a growing global policy shift toward state intervention in AI development to mitigate economic disruption and security risks.
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Kanishka Narayan told the BBC's Political Thinking podcast that dealing with the technology requires not only regulation, but "building capability and capacity in the state" too.
He compared AI to the Victorian-era Industrial Revolution, but said the country needed to transition better than it did back then.
His comments were recorded the day before Barclays banking group announced it was cutting 5,000 jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive.
He was also speaking before another major AI-related development - the discovery of a cyber-security flaw affecting millions of websites , which was found with the help of AI.
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