Government publishes AI opportunities action plan amid backdrop of economic uncertainty in UK
The Tony Blair Institute, a thinktank led by the former PM, has welcomed the government’s announcement about AI today. Blair himself talks endlessly about the opportunities offered by AI, and he is evangelical about the need for the public sector to embrace them. Alexander Iosad, director of government innovation at the TBI, said:
As the prime minister has made clear, AI is no longer an if, or even a when; it is here, and it is urgent. The opportunities for Britain’s economy and our public services are too great for us to ignore. This has to be the government’s priority.
Public sector workers are overwhelmed and overworked, with many choosing to leave rather than try to make a broken system work. The result is a doom loop of growing backlogs, worsening outcomes and rising failure demand. The real impact of this is felt not just by those workers, but by the British public who can’t get doctors’ appointments, the benefits they are entitled to, and the high-quality education they and their children deserve.
The previous government did this all the time. They announced things with no money set aside for them.
The difference will be that when the Labour government announces this, we will put the funding to it. We’re not engaged in fantasy announcements with no money behind them.
