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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 32 MIN

Is the UK Institutionally Capable of Dealing With AI?

from AI in the UK · host Niels Footman and Matt Wilkinson

In this week's show, Matt Wilkinson and Niels Footman discuss:Eight months into a showcase partnership with OpenAI, the government reveals it has undertaken "zero" joint projects so far. Who's to blame?AI disinformation is a central factor in ever more "crisis events". Can our regulators finally get past the consultative stage and implement robust measures?The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a three-month trial to US firm Palantir to analyse vast swathes of UK financial data. Cause for concern or smart adoption in a sector in urgent need of better fraud-detection tools?

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In this week's show, Matt Wilkinson and Niels Footman discuss:Eight months into a showcase partnership with OpenAI, the government reveals it has undertaken "zero" joint projects so far. Who's to blame?AI disinformation is a central factor in ever more "crisis events". Can our regulators finally get past the consultative stage and implement robust measures?The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a three-month trial to US firm Palantir to analyse vast swathes of UK financial data. Cause for concern or smart adoption in a sector in urgent need of better fraud-detection tools?

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