Podcast asks: which AI path will UK's new PM Burnham take?
In a new POLITICO podcast episode, UK tech editor Isobel Asher Hamilton discusses the artificial intelligence choices facing incoming British prime minister Andy Burnham this autumn.
In the second installment of POLITICO's summer conversation series, hosts Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy sit down with POLITICO UK tech editor Isobel Asher Hamilton to discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape the economy, the workplace, and even the way people think.
The conversation centers on whether Britain is prepared for the AI era and what direction incoming prime minister Andy Burnham will take on the issue once he faces a series of consequential decisions this autumn.
Building an AI giant or reviving industry
The guests weigh whether the government should prioritize building a homegrown rival to OpenAI or instead focus on applying AI to revitalize British manufacturing. They also raise the question of whether the UK can realistically compete with the United States and China in the AI race.
Political battles ahead
The episode touches on several contentious policy areas expected to come to a head soon, including copyright disputes tied to AI training data, the expansion of data centres, and the broader implications for the future of work. The discussion is part of POLITICO's summer box set series, in which Coates and McElvoy invite guests to explore pressing political questions.
