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How AI sovereignty has eclipsed safety as UK government's prime concern

By Frank Hersey ( March 3, 2026, 16:33 GMT | Comment) -- AI safety has been overtaken by AI sovereignty as the UK government's stated primary concern for the groundbreaking technology — along with its potential to stoke economic growth. The minister for artificial intelligence says the national AI safety testing body does not need additional statutory powers: If things go wrong, the government can regulate quickly, he said.Little more than two years after hosting a key global summit on artificial intelligence safety, the UK government is more focused on developing national capabilities in the groundbreaking technology than heading off potential risks....

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