UK AI minister cuts £400bn growth forecast to under a third
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What this means for you
Nothing to act on. This is a revision to a government forecast, not a change in what any model can do or what it costs. If you cited the £400bn number in a pitch or a policy paper, it no longer stands and no replacement has been published.
The UK's claim that AI would add £400bn to the economy has been revised down by the AI minister to less than a third of that figure, Wired reports. Wired also reports that the original number mainly came from Google. Researchers cited by the outlet blame the country's slow rate of adoption rather than any shortfall in the technology itself. The article does not name the minister, give the revised figure, or say which methodology produced the £400bn estimate; none of that has been published.
Key facts
- ·UK officials estimated AI would add £400bn to the economy. source
- ·The AI minister now concedes the figure is less than a third of that. source
- ·Wired reports the original £400bn figure mainly came from Google. source
- ·Researchers cited by Wired attribute the shortfall to the UK's slow rate of adoption. source
What the sources say
- Wired AI — Follows the downgrade of a government growth forecast and where the original number came from.
Sources
The original reporting. Follow these — they did the work.