Trump praises relations with Burnham despite tensions over AI and Iran
TL;DR
US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial intelligence, the Chagos islands and the war in Iran. At their first face-to-face meeting, the US president praised Burnham, who sat nervously alongside him, as a “natural businessperson”, saying he thought he had “lots of assets on his side” and would be a “great” prime minister.
Nauti's Take
A warmer tone from Washington is an opportunity for AI companies in the UK: better relations could ease trade talks and make shared standards for models more likely. The catch is regulation.
Both governments still disagree on how strictly AI should be governed, and friendly words on the sidelines of the UN do not settle that conflict yet. Anyone selling AI products in both markets should track the rules in both countries closely.
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