The government’s announcement on Monday of a big expansion of artificial intelligence in the public sector leads the Guardian. It reports that AI “will be used for everything from spotting potholes to freeing up teachers,” as Starmer announces a “twenty-fold” increase in the amount of AI being used over the next five years. The report says the move reflects a “shift in tone” from the government which had previously been focused on the risks of the technology.
The Times also covers the story, and takes the angle that the UK’s NHS data will be opened up to train AI. It reports that “archives of scans, biodata and anonymised patient records” will be made available to big tech companies “to put the country at the heart of the global AI revolution”. The lead story for the Times is a warning from ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove that in “courting Chinese investment for its renewable energy revolution” the government could leave the UK…
