First Secretary Louise Haigh warned at the TUC congress in Brighton that artificial intelligence poses "huge risks" to national security and society unless proper guardrails are put in place, saying t…
UK ministers pledged to 'heed' warnings about AI risks as de facto deputy prime minister Louise Haigh told the TUC conference in Brighton that more international cooperation is needed to guarantee AI …
The UK government signalled it may introduce binding AI regulation, saying existing laws covering data protection, competition, product safety and online safety "may no longer be sufficient" as models…
UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds defended AI's "tremendous upsides" for public services, healthcare and the economy while rejecting calls from MPs in the Commons and Lords for an AI "kill switc…
First Secretary Louise Haigh will tell the TUC annual congress in Brighton on Tuesday that the UK Government will "heed the warnings" of AI experts about the technology's risks while pursuing its pote…
Nearly two months after Andy Burnham abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), UK ministers Louise Haigh, Jonathan Reynolds and Lisa Nandy admitted in a letter that a "sm…
Jonathan Reynolds, the new business secretary, has outlined an industrial strategy that combines public ownership with private sector partnerships, a vision criticized as nostalgic and confusing. Reyn…
Andy Burnham faced immediate questions over his decision to abolish the tech department on Tuesday, as peers warned the move risked disrupting Britain's AI strategy. One peer called the reorganisation…
Kanishka Narayan has become the UK's first cabinet-level AI minister under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and folded its rem…
Andy Burnham delivered a speech at Manchester's People's History Museum outlining a vision of council houses, factories, and state control of utilities, which critics say looks backward rather than fo…