Billions of investment in AI will do little while the public remains suspicious of the tech. A public register for IT professionals could help address this, writes Emma McGuigan

When President Trump touched down in the UK last week to sign the new US-UK tech and AI partnership , the headlines wrote themselves. A “special relationship” reborn for the digital age; a chance for Britain to carve out its place in a sector that will shape our economy, and society, for decades.

On paper, it’s a staggering win. Blackstone has pledged £90bn. Microsoft is promising £22bn over the next four years. Google another £5bn into data centres. Add billions more from Palantir, Boeing and Prologis, and suddenly Britain is looking like the European home of technology.

It’s absolutely the right ambition, pa

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