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UK AI Minister warns against tech bros and oligarchs dominating AI

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UK AI Minister Feryal Clark warns that AI should not be dominated by tech bros and oligarchs, comparing its impact to the industrial revolution. The government recently used frontier AI models to scan Whitehall, discovering 500 new security vulnerabilities for only 13,000 pounds. Clark advocates for the UK to actively build its own AI capabilities rather than relying on foreign nations.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/23/2026

Latest developmentOct 23, 13:00
UK AI Minister urges state-led AI development to avoid oligarch and tech bro control
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 22, 00:00recorded Oct 23, 15:36single sourcerevised

    UK AI minister warns against tech bros and oligarchs

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    Subject：
    Kanishka Narayan
    Action：
    warned that AI should not be left to tech bros and oligarchs
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    AI development and regulation
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Oct 22, 00:00
    BBC Politics ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
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    Oct 23, 13:00
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    Oct 23, 15:36
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    UK AI Minister urges state-led AI development to avoid oligarch and tech bro control

    Report first recorded Oct 23, 15:36

    Kanishka Narayan, the UK's AI minister, told the BBC's Political Thinking podcast that Britain must build state capability in AI, rather than letting it be ruled by "tech bros and oligarchs." He compared the scale of AI change to the Victorian-era Industrial Revolution, warning the UK must avoid the painful transition experienced then. The government recently used frontier AI models in Whitehall to check for cybersecurity issues, discovering 500 new vulnerabilities for a cost of £13,000. Narayan stressed the need to build domestic technology for international leverage, noting the UK is currently reliant on other countries for essential technology.

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