While AI could deliver profound benefits for all of society, it is likely to do the opposite if governments remain passive bystanders. Policymakers must step in now to foster a decentralized innovation ecosystem that serves the public good, and they must wake up to all the ways that things can go wrong.
PARIS – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently published an “AI Opportunities Action Plan” that includes a multibillion-pound government investment in the UK’s AI capacity and £14 billion ($17.3 billion) in commitments from tech firms. The stated goal is to boost the AI computing power under public control 20-fold by 2030, and to embed AI in the public sector to improve services and reduce costs by automating tasks.
PARIS – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently published an “AI Opportunities Action Plan” that includes a multibillion-pound government investment in the UK’s AI capacity and £14 billion ($17.3 billion) in commitments from tech firms. The stated goal is to boost the AI computing power under public control 20-fold by 2030, and to embed AI in the public sector to improve services and reduce costs by automating tasks.