Tony Blair Says Britain Can Carve Out Economic Niche as AI Hub

  • Former premier says AI revolution is top issue for politicians
  • Says reversing Brexit and Britain returning to EU is ‘tricky’

Tony Blair

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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain can carve out an economic niche as a hub for innovation in artificial intelligence, saying the AI revolution is the most important issue facing policymakers.

“This is the biggest challenge,” Blair said on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin. “I would be reshaping the whole government agenda around it.”