A Telegraph column argues Britain should resist more AI red tape and instead fund protections and isolated systems for critical national infrastructure, while using its AI talent and record of brokering agreements to shape global cooperation.
The column cites OpenAI’s Sam Altman calling for licensing and international oversight, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis proposing a standards body, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei seeking an agreement to slow development. It says the executives differ on the approach and have yet to turn their proposals into action.
The writer says the UK has no major frontier-AI winners yet, but the market could change, potentially creating gains for owners of information AI models rely on; an early clampdown could forfeit that opportunity. The column adds that spending on national-infrastructure protections could count as defence spending and support growth and sovereignty.
