# UK Officials Said AI Would Add £400 Billion to the Economy. That Figure Mainly Came From Google

**Published:** November 4, 2026
**Author:** Ben Gartside
**Source:** Wired — Artificial Intelligence
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/uk-officials-said-ai-would-add-400-billion-to-the-economy-that-figure-ma

The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the country’s slow rate of adoption

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