British PM vows AI will usher in golden age [Video]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday laid out his vision to harness the power of artificial intelligence to boost Britain’s flagging economy, promising flexible regulations amid concerns about the technology’s unchecked use.

Starmer’s Labour government announced an “action plan” to make the UK “the world leader” in AI, with the “full weight” of its half a million strong civil service getting behind the endeavour.

The “AI Opportunities Action Plan” includes 50 recommendations that the government will implement to boost AI-driven efficiency in the public sector, from education to detecting potholes.

“AI is the greatest force for change in the world right now. I am determined to harness it to usher in a golden age of public service reform,” Starmer wrote in the Financial Times ahead of a speech.

Britain — which has the third-largest AI industry after the United States and China — does not need to “walk down a …