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Why can't the UK make its own AI chips? David Sullivan argues that the biggest gap isn't chips, compute or electricity. It's trust. If people won't let AI near their finances, the best model in the world goes unused, and that's where the UK has a real chance to lead. Civo makes complexity a thing of the past.

Open source models are closing in on the frontier. But is running them the same as being sovereign? David Sullivan explains why true sovereignty means owning the whole model lifecycle, and why that's where prototypes stall before production. James Faure shows how distilling small, task-specific models can slash costs. Dr Rosemary Francis argues it's ridiculous to use the most expensive model for every task, and that your harness and engineering process matter more than which model sits at the top of the leaderboard.

AI agents are taking real actions in production. So when one misbehaves, who's accountable: the model provider or the company running it? David Sullivan explains why a regulated bank can't outsource accountability to an AI lab. James Faure shares how Clairo AI uses hypothesis testing and quality gates before any agent reaches production. Dr Rosemary Francis argues that guardrails which amount to a strongly worded letter won't survive. What agents need are genuine sandboxes and a limited blast radius.