British Intelligence Chief Warns UK’s Tech Lead Over China Is Narrowing

The GCHQ director warned that Beijing has gained advanced capabilities across cyber and military domains.
British Intelligence Chief Warns UK’s Tech Lead Over China Is Narrowing
Director Anne Keast-Butler in an undated photo issued by Government Communications Headquarters on April 11, 2023. GCHQ via PA Media
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Britain is at a “moment of consequence” with a narrowing window to stay ahead in critical technologies, said the director of its intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) on Wednesday.
Anne Keast-Butler delivered the warning in GCHQ’s first annual lecture at Bletchley Park, the wartime codebreaking center. She noted rapid advances in artificial intelligence alongside growing geopolitical threats.