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The people-versus-state arms race
UK government targets £45bn public-sector savings via 140+ AI applications (7% of spending). Signals production-readiness to enterprise CTO buyers; shapes foundation-model procurement and governance decisions at scale.
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Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt

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