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UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute

Global Published 10 October 2026, 15:00 · archived 10 Oct 2026

George Williamson says ‘national resilience’ is key focus of ATI amid US and China’s runaway leadership in fieldThe UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be switched off at short notice and must develop its own versions of the technology, according to the head of the Alan Turing Institute.The country needs a stronger domestic position in AI in response to the US and China’s runaway leadership in the field, with “national resilience” a key focus for ATI said George Williamson. Continue reading...

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