The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race – but is too wary to go all-in

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race – but is too wary to go all-in, UK fears a ‘triple whammy’: oversized investment in AI stocks, slower adoption of AI than predicted and the breakneck pace of AI’s development Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian. Today, we’re discussing the UK’s difficult position in the AI race, new doubts over OpenAI’s path toward a trillion-dollar stock market debut and the changes to IRL tech reporting in the age of AI. My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Darghouth | The Guardian Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI Continue reading…

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Source

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