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UK AI ambitions “undermined” by digital inaction on digital exclusion

Lack of access to broadband and a skills gap is costing the economy billions every year, says a House of Lords report.

By Sophia Waterfield

The government’s ambitions to make the UK a technology superpower are being undermined by high levels of digital exclusion, a House of Lords report has found.

Overall, digital skills shortages cost the economy up to £63bn a year, the report says.

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