OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models
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UK Signs Strategic Partnership With OpenAI
Above: The OpenAI logo and the flag of the U.K. taken on July 22, 2025. Image copyright: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
This partnership represents a crucial step toward modernizing public services and securing Britain's position as a global AI leader. By partnering with OpenAI, the U.K. is ensuring citizens experience the same technological advancement in public services as they do elsewhere. This collaboration will create high-skilled jobs while ensuring public efficiency and productivity gains.
Government-critical narrative
This is a reckless gamble with the U.K.'s future. While ministers promise AI transformation, leaked conversations show Cabinet members asking ChatGPT basic questions any civil servant could answer. Meanwhile, AI devastates employment as departments and companies replace workers with bots. Essential public services should not be handed over to U.S. tech giants at the expense of the British people.