IMF warns AI cyber attacks could trigger global financial crisis
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and UK cyber minister Baroness Lloyd are among UK officials backing the IMF's warning on AI-enabled cyber risk.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
NCSC and Five Eyes partners issue joint warning on agentic AI risks
The UK NCSC has co-signed an international advisory on agentic AI risks across critical infrastructure and defence, urging layered defences and incremental deployment.
Anthropic donates Petri alignment toolkit to nonprofit Meridian Labs
The frontier lab is handing development of its open-source alignment evaluation tool to an independent nonprofit, citing the same logic as its earlier MCP donation.
Nearly a fifth of UK students now using ChatGPT for careers advice
Prospects survey finds 18% of UK students and graduates have turned to ChatGPT or Copilot for careers guidance; 66% of 13–16 year olds say they would do the same.
Arm beats Q1 forecasts on AI data-centre demand but supply doubts hit shares
UK chip designer Arm forecast Q1 revenue of $1.26bn and adjusted EPS of 40 cents, beating consensus, but flagged secured capacity for only $1bn of AGI CPU demand.
EU strikes deal to delay AI Act high-risk rules and exempt industry
Restrictions on high-risk AI uses will be postponed to December 2027, and most industrial AI applications are exempted, after pressure from Germany and the US.
Kendall: failing to invest in AI would leave UK 'at its mercy and whim'
The UK science secretary, speaking at RUSI, framed AI as a sovereignty issue and pledged to work with 'middle power nations' on joint investment and security.
UK public sector IT teams say AI is shifting workload, not reducing it
A SolarWinds survey finds 56% of public sector IT respondents say AI has made their roles more demanding, with 90% reporting fragmented systems.
YouGov: 47% of Britons would back an AI tax, just 20% are opposed
Fresh YouGov polling using AI-led qualitative interviews finds majority Labour, Lib Dem and Green support for an AI tax; concerns span jobs, trust and healthcare.
Ada Lovelace Institute calls for global AI governance floor at UN talks
Ahead of the July UN Global Dialogue in Geneva, the UK think tank proposes a three-layer minimum-expectations framework grounded in international human rights law.