Georgia Banjo

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The Intelligence from The Economist · Keep qualms and carry on: a decade after Brexit · 23 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah, I mean who doesn't love a puffin, hey.

But as Daniel alluded to, beyond that, there is one particular sector that may have done rather well, and that is artificial intelligence.

So if you have a look at British tech startups, for example, this year so far to date, they've already raised over fourteen and a half billion pounds from venture capital.

Now, just to put that in perspective, that is more

more than all the other major European markets combined.

So we're doing really well in that area.

It's also true if you look at AI unicorns, startups that are worth more than a billion.

And Britain has 33 of those, which is more than France, Germany and the Netherlands combined.

So there are some areas where Britain is doing surprisingly well.

Yeah, so if you talk to tech entrepreneurs as I and our de quite a bit, they will tell you that the EU AI Act is stringent, it's overly restrictive, and it's certainly true that it places quite a lot of restrictions on firms and also customers when it comes to AI.

But I think it's a bit more than that.

I think a big part of the benefits of Brexit so far in AI are just the vibes.

It feels freer than it does in Brussels.

The government has been more pro innovation than the EU and they've really lent on that as a way to sell Britain to many of the talented people around the world.

That said, there are still some disadvantages when it comes to being outside the EU.

If you're an ambitious firm, tech firms often scale very quickly.

You're going to want to sell into the EU as soon as you can.

Therefore, you're going to have to comply with the EU's AI Act anyway.

And then beyond that, there are the obvious challenges which we've heard a little about before.

So when it comes to hiring the best talent, for example, there's now quite a lot of hurdles there to overcome.

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