What Starmer told that G7 lunch
UK joins AI standards push.
Good morning and happy by-election day to all our readers in *checks notes* Makerfield and Aberdeen.
The biggest questions around AI remain unanswered. Who benefits? And how? But what we do know is that trust and adoption are closely linked. To build that trust we need to talk, to help people feel a sense of agency and build legitimacy for the policy changes the country needs. This is the time for national conversations on AI. No politician or policymaker has all the answers, but the combined brain power of the British public might.
Happening Today 📆
Morning plans: Data centre developer nLighten opens its new Bristol site this morning, which will have a capacity of 10.8MW.
There's a theme: The Times hosts its annual CEO Summit which this year has a focus on tech resilience. Sovereign AI Unit chair James Wise calls for the UK to create at least one "Anthropic-sized" company.
Evening Plans: Looking for Growth talks scaling problems at 6pm in Westminster.
2030 Plans: The government has updated its scenario planning for how AI might affect society by 2030. The five scenarios range from model capabilities stalling to rising exponentially by 2030, but all five have common themes. In every scenario, the world of work changes, the US and China are the only two countries competing at the frontier, AI drives scientific breakthroughs, but there are also far-reaching impacts on security.
In today's edition...
🍽️ What Starmer told the G7 lunch of AI leaders
✋ We don't need any more tech strategies — do this instead
👣 The CMA's latest steps against Google
