Britain's AI Adoption Surges but Its Grip on the Stack Slips Away

Britain is becoming one of Europe's fastest AI adopters — yet nearly all of it runs on someone else's code, someone else's chips, and someone else's balance sheet. The UK may be building an AI-powered economy without owning the engine.

Evidence For

• 35% of UK businesses with 10+ employees now use AI, up from just 12% in 2023 — and among firms with 250+ staff, adoption has hit 49%, per new ONS figures
• Yet only 12% of adopting businesses develop their own AI...