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AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up
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The UK government has undergone a cabinet reshuffle, resulting in the dissolution of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Despite this, the role of the AI minister has been elevated to a cabinet-level position under the new administration.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Philippa Wain Technology reporter Getty Images The UK's new AI minister has already represented the sector at global tech conferences The AI Minister, Kanishka Narayan, will be given a seat at the top table of government but the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has been scrapped.
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