Big Tech market power will cause UK to lose AI race, think tank warns
28-08-2026 11:15 via theregister.com

Big Tech market power will cause UK to lose AI race, think tank warns

UK businesses say the market power of Big Tech is stifling competition, and will hinder the UK’s ability to reap the benefits from AI, a key part of the government’s plans for economic recovery. A report [PDF] from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) points out that a handful of companies hold almost total control over the digital infrastructure relied on in Blighty, and warns that we risk letting AI become monopolized in the same way unless more pro-competitive measures
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