# How Britain can get ahead in AI

> Source: <https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-britain-can-get-ahead-in-ai>
> Published: 2026-07-20 06:01:00+00:00

# How Britain can get ahead in AI

### Plus why Britain's regulatory system is a total mess

On * YIMBY Pod* this week:

**Should the British government create an open source AI lab?** We speak to**Guy Ward-Jackson** and**Elizabeth Seger** from the Tony Blair Institute.**Is Britain’s regulatory system out of control?** Re:state’s**Joe Hill** tells us what to do about it.

The TBI paper on open source AI is [here](https://institute.global/insights/tech-and-digitalisation/open-source-influence-age-of-ai), and Re:state’s paper on the ‘law of rule’ is [here](https://re-state.co.uk/publications/the-law-of-rule-fixing-how-britain-regulates/).

This week James wrote about [how Britain is fixing it’s airspace problem](https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britain-is-quietly-fixing-its-airspace), and also why [he’s worried that Andy Burnham isn’t serious](https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/is-andy-burnham-serious).

Martin’s piece on ‘picky bits’ and national decline is [here](https://martinrobbins.substack.com/p/on-picky-bits-and-national-decline), and his YouTube channel is [here](https://www.youtube.com/@MFRobbins).

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