UBI Can't Stop an AI Power Grab, Critics Say—Because 'Robot Owners' Control the Money

From UBI’s funding challenges to control over AI, the UK’s push raises a key question: who decides what AI is for? (Credit: Matheus Bertelli/Pexels)

Britain is pushing aggressively into the world of AI. The pressing question is: who will ultimately benefit from the gains?

Downing Street affirms it will proceed with all 50 recommendations in its AI Opportunities Action Plan, including the establishment of AI Growth Zones and a substantial expansion of public compute capacity, after private firms committed £14 billion and created 13,250 jobs.