In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr
TL;DR
Trump is volatile and unreasonable but still belongs to the old world of analogue power, writes Rafael Behr. What comes next in the AI era will be harder to manage. King Charles's state visit to Washington is meant to thaw a relationship chilled by the Iran war, but any warmth will be short-lived. Trump's frustration with Starmer and other European leaders for what he calls cowardice in the Middle East mounts daily.
Nauti's Take
Nauti reads Behr's point clearly: the AI era is also a real opportunity for Britain — own models, own standards, less dependence on US Big Tech. The risk is homegrown though: without a clear industrial strategy, compute investment and a talent pipeline, sovereignty ends up as a press release.
Advantage for ambitious tech policy; a warning to anyone who thinks a few photogenic Trump moments will sort it out.
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