# Tech tycoons must not be allowed to ‘let rip’ with AI, minister warns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tech-tycoons-must-not-be-allowed-to-let-rip-with-ai-minister-warns/
- Published: 2026-10-24T08:06:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T09:10:53+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/john-healey-budget-government-chancellor-b3072612.html
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Government, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- The Government says the UK must shape AI in the public interest.
- A new lab will use AI to develop responses to future pathogens.
- Budget funding will support AI safety, cyber security and British firms.

## Summary

AI minister Kanishka Narayan warned that technology companies should not be free to develop artificial intelligence without limits, arguing that the UK must actively shape its use in the public interest. Ahead of the Budget, the Government announced funding for AI research, security and British companies, while acknowledging concerns about the technology’s effects on jobs and society.

A planned biosecurity lab will receive up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic, alongside £100 million from the Government, to develop medical responses to new pathogens. Other measures include £120 million for the AI Security Institute, £70 million for a centre to detect cyber threats, and £60 million for a sovereign AI fund; the Government also expects wider investment to support more than 100,000 jobs from 2028-29.

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