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# WIRED: the UK government's '£400B from AI' figure came mainly from a Google-led report

Full title: WIRED: the UK government's '£400B from AI' figure came mainly from a Google-led report; the AI minister now says £55–140B by 2030

WIRED reported on Nov 4, 2026 that a £400B economic-gain figure touted by UK officials came mainly from a Google-led report, while AI minister Kanishka Narayan now says AI is set to add £55B–£140B to the UK economy by 2030.

## Key facts
- Written from Techmeme's summary; WIRED unreadable for us

## What happened

A correction of a headline number used to justify UK AI policy.

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## Sources

1. [WIRED: UK officials said AI would add £400 billion; that figure mainly came from Google](https://www.wired.com/story/uk-officials-said-ai-would-add-400-billion-to-the-economy-that-figure-mainly-came-from-google/) (wired.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-05 (filed): Created