On September 7, 2026, the Center for Emerging Technologies and Security at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK released a policy briefing stating that if Britain does not take timely action, it will miss the critical window to strengthen the resilience of artificial intelligence. The report emphasized the need to develop plans, establish key national capabilities, and cooperate with reliable allies with unique advantages. It advocated exporting global-leading expertise in AI security, assessment, and assurance to overseas to expand influence, and defined AI sovereignty as a matter of national resilience. To address risks, the report recommended avoiding single points of failure by creating multiple options and backup plans within the artificial intelligence stack. Based on the results of an inter-agency expert seminar, this briefing is the first part of a series, outlining a vision for 2030 and identifying opportunities in semiconductor design and computing infrastructure. The future policy roadmap will specify concrete measures to achieve this vision, aiming to transform AI sovereignty into a practical agenda for national resilience, public interest, and economic growth.
The Emerging Technologies and Security Center at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK released a policy briefing, stating that unless action is taken, the UK will miss the critical window for enhancing the future resilience of AI. The briefing emphasizes the need to develop plans to establish key national capabilities, work with reliable allies who offer unique advantages, and export global-leading expertise in AI security, assessment, and protection overseas to expand influence. The briefing defines AI sovereignty as related to national resilience, advocating for avoiding single-point failures by creating multiple options and backup scenarios within the AI stack. Based on the results of an inter-agency expert seminar, this is the first part of a series of reports that outlines the vision for 2030 and identifies opportunities in semiconductor design and computing infrastructure. The future policy roadmap will specify the concrete measures to achieve this vision, aiming to transform AI sovereignty into a practical agenda for national resilience, public interest, and economic growth.