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UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan says AI is set to add £55B to £140B to the economy by 2030, below a £400B estimate from a Google-led report touted by officials (Ben Gartside/Wired)

Source: TECHMEME · NOV 04, 2026

Ben Gartside / Wired : UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan says AI is set to add £55B to £140B to the economy by 2030, below a £400B estimate from a Google-led report touted by officials — The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the country's slow rate of adoption

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