{"id":22901,"date":"2026-04-29T13:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/in-the-coming-ai-future-britain-must-not-end-up-at-the-mercy-of-us-tech-giants-rafael-behr\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:37:18","slug":"in-the-coming-ai-future-britain-must-not-end-up-at-the-mercy-of-us-tech-giants-rafael-behr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/in-the-coming-ai-future-britain-must-not-end-up-at-the-mercy-of-us-tech-giants-rafael-behr\/","title":{"rendered":"In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable \u2013 but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage<\/p>\n

Donald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles\u2019s visit to Washington this week<\/a>. Trump is flattered to rub shoulders with majesty. The good vibes are then supposed to radiate warmth through a political relationship that has been chilled by the war in Iran.<\/p>\n

It might work, but not for long. Trump\u2019s irritation with Keir Starmer and other European leaders for what he calls cowardice<\/a> in the Middle East is aggravated daily by evidence that the war is a strategic calamity.<\/p>\n

Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist<\/p>\n

Guardian Newsroom: Can Labour come back from the brink?<\/strong>
\n On Thursday 30 April, join Gaby Hinsliff, Zoe Williams, Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr as they discuss how much of a threat Labour faces from the Green party and Reform UK \u2013 and whether Keir Starmer can survive as leader. Book tickets here<\/a> or at guardian.live<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nTrump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable \u2013 but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage
\nDonald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles\u2019s visit to Washington this week. Trump is flattered to rub shoulders with majesty. The good vibes are then supposed to radiate warmth through a political relationship that has been chilled by the war in Iran.
\nIt might work, but not for long. Trump\u2019s irritation with Keir Starmer and other European leaders for what he calls cowardice in the Middle East is aggravated daily by evidence that the war is a strategic calamity.
\nRafael Behr is a Guardian columnist
\nGuardian Newsroom: Can Labour come back from the brink?
\n On Thursday 30 April, join Gaby Hinsliff, Zoe Williams, Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr as they discuss how much of a threat Labour faces from the Green party and Reform UK \u2013 and whether Keir Starmer can survive as leader. Book tickets here or at guardian.live Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable \u2013 but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage Donald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles\u2019s visit …<\/p>\n

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