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AI can be a growth driver, but UK may find it needs regulation to avert backlash

By Frank Hersey ( October 31, 2025, 14:50 GMT | Comment) -- A minister has appealed to the British spirit of welcoming progress to push takeup of AI and drive the government's economic growth agenda. By contrast, the architect of the UK’s current AI plan worries about a popular backlash ahead, particularly if people start to lose their jobs to AI. The government is chasing a series of small, pro-innovation regulatory wins to get people on side, but will it need more comprehensive AI legislation to foster growth and bring the public along with it?Preserving “heritage” may seem an oddly backward-looking goal for a minister whose brief is driving takeup of artificial intelligence to unlock economic growth....

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