Lewis Goodall

But we've had sort of similar themes before.

But what it seems to me that we're lacking right now is the sense of political will or even political debate to actually recognise these companies, as you have done, as political actors, rather than, as you say, kind of almost sort of quasi-evangelical kind of actors that must be given everything.

And I just wonder what you'd make of this, for example.

I mean, Tony Blair...

the former British Prime Minister, has, as we're speaking today, in fact, published a very interesting essay

about British political change.

And one of the themes that he often majors on is the importance of what he calls a technology revolution and AI in particular.

And he does, I think, for all of his other merits in the essay, as they might be, he does, I think, speak about AI in a way which I think is deeply redolent of the way at least a lot of British politicians do, which is, I think, a little bit two-dimensional.

But I'll be interested to hear what you think about it.

He said...

The second thing we must consider is the technology revolution led by developments in artificial intelligence, which will change everything.

I mean everything.

There is no point debating whether this technological revolution is a good or a bad thing.

Just know it as a thing.

In fact, it is the thing.

It will displace jobs, though creating new ones, but no one yet knows the full consequences.

Companies and countries will rise or fall on the back of it.

It will revolutionise the private sector forever.

and should in time revolutionize public services and government.

Just wonder what you think about that as an imperative.