New British Progress paper says UK AI policy is stuck in an optimism-announcement-drift loop
dc_lawrence · x · 2026-09-18
Martha Dacombe launched a new paper for British Progress arguing that Britain's AI debate has become a cycle of optimism, announcements and drift — and that if this continues, the UK will have to live with whatever consequences other countries decide. The paper lays out what Britain should actually do, though details sit in the full report rather than the thread opener.
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