Ignoring the skeptics and threat of an AI bubble, the UK government is pushing ahead with AI "sandboxing" and backing a raft of projects it claims could benefit from red-tape cutting. The moves come after it claimed civil service adoption of AI tools would save about 75,000 days of manual work each year. Reports have offered a mixed picture of returns for AI investment.
Ehikian has left the General Services Administration to take up the chief executive role at C3 AI, an artificial intelligence firm founded by Tom Siebel in 2009. Ehikian's departure from GSA was not unexpected. He has been one of the architects of Trump administration acquisition reform efforts. In July, he was replaced as acting GSA administrator by Michael Rigas. President Trump has since nominated Edward Forst as GSA administrator, which requires confirmation by the Senate.
Sam Altman, a co-founder of OpenAI, talked to Peter Kyle about a potential agreement to give UK residents access to its advanced product. According to two sources with direct knowledge of the meeting, the idea was floated as part of a broader discussion in San Francisco about opportunities for collaboration between OpenAI and the UK. Those close to the discussion say Kyle never really took the idea seriously, not least because it could have cost as much as 2bn.