"Upskilling" and the UK's AI Action Plan, Big AI Advance in Cancer Diagnosis, UK's AI Video Champion Gains Major New Funding

On this week's show, Niels Footman and Matt Wilkinson discuss:The UK’s AI minister has been very visible on social media this week, talking of "vibe shifts" and extolling a 75% success rate in the government’s AI action plan. With its talk of upskilling 10m UK workers and punchy-sounding investments, we ask: is the AI action plan really all that?A new NHS initiative offers the hope of big improvements in lung cancer treatment – but could it all be undone by bias?A new funding round has lifted the value of AI-powered video-generation company Synthesia to $4bn. A rousing UK success story or a missed opportunity to exit?