Japan, Korea, Taiwan and now China, have all invested heavily in new technologies – through government support for new industries.
Parliament’s role must be to encourage strategic thinking, raise reasonable questions and help the government avoid strategic errors.
The arguments need to be made again, not for the benefit of rich people but for the benefit of everyone in the UK and around the world.
Why have humans – who need sleep and make mistakes – when we could have computer models which simulate the very best of us able to operate 24/7?