UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute

George Williamson says national resilience is key focus of ATI amid US and Chinas runaway leadership in fieldThe UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be switched off at short notice and must develop its own versions of the technology, according to the head of the Alan Turing Institute.The country needs a stronger domestic position in AI in response to the US and Chinas runaway leadership in the field, with national resilience a key focus for ATI said George Williamson.