{"id":22745,"date":"2026-04-17T08:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/liz-kendall-urges-uk-public-to-embrace-ai-as-government-makes-first-500m-fund-investment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:37:19","slug":"liz-kendall-urges-uk-public-to-embrace-ai-as-government-makes-first-500m-fund-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/liz-kendall-urges-uk-public-to-embrace-ai-as-government-makes-first-500m-fund-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first \u00a3500m fund investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup<\/p>\n

The UK technology secretary has urged the country to \u201cmake AI work for Britain\u201d, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a \u00a3500m sovereign AI fund.<\/p>\n

Liz Kendall said the UK had to \u201cseize\u201d the opportunity offered by AI despite concerns underlined this month when US startup Anthropic revealed it had developed an AI model that posed a potentially significant cyber threat<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Asked how the government makes the case for embracing a technology that could disrupt jobs and now cybersecurity, Kendall said: \u201cWe have to seize this to make it work, for Britain, for our jobs, for solving the biggest challenges we face as a world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on Thursday as the government unveiled its first investment in a UK company as part of a \u00a3500m sovereign AI fund, Kendall acknowledged \u201cpeople are worried about the risks and what it means for their jobs\u201d, but AI entrepreneurs also believed they can \u201cmake it work \u2026 they can create jobs\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nTechnology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup
\nThe UK technology secretary has urged the country to \u201cmake AI work for Britain\u201d, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a \u00a3500m sovereign AI fund.
\n Liz Kendall said the UK had to \u201cseize\u201d the opportunity offered by AI despite concerns underlined this month when US startup Anthropic revealed it had developed an AI model that posed a potentially significant cyber threat.
\n Asked how the government makes the case for embracing a technology that could disrupt jobs and now cybersecurity, Kendall said: \u201cWe have to seize this to make it work, for Britain, for our jobs, for solving the biggest challenges we face as a world.\u201d
\nSpeaking on Thursday as the government unveiled its first investment in a UK company as part of a \u00a3500m sovereign AI fund, Kendall acknowledged \u201cpeople are worried about the risks and what it means for their jobs\u201d, but AI entrepreneurs also believed they can \u201cmake it work \u2026 they can create jobs\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup The UK technology secretary has urged the country to \u201cmake AI work for Britain\u201d, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a \u00a3500m sovereign AI fund. Liz Kendall …<\/p>\n

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