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Britain is back in the race for nuclear energy.

The Government has just announced a brand new taskforce to speed up nuclear power. Here are four ways the PM could maximise the chance of getting SMRs built in Britain by 2030:

so, interim update re what's next: 1. pilgrimage across Britain, while reading & writing about the importance & aesthetics of progress, how that fits into UK nation building, & the role of land/nature 2. figuring out best way to accelerate strategic tech & national purpose, at scale [e.g. startups/govt/vc/policy] 3. working with @ukdayone on i) vc & industrial strategy and ii) reforming core reg markets [energy, telcos, water, etc.] if any of those of interest, let's chat

I’m not sure the implications of this are clear to everyone (sorry for the long post). Job automation has been going on for many years. US Investment banks have been very active in this (read about "Goldman IPO docs" on this). It will start to accelerate. Parts of the world will be able to service the rest of the world. This is massive deflationary pressure. $100k annual staff costs could be lowered to $10k. This then means the companies (or governments) adopting have far lower operating costs and can deliver products and services at lower total costs. They can be more responsive too: imaging being able to get architect drawings within 5 minutes. Or your annual accounts files (deadline in 12 hours). It may also enable new solutions to historically unsolved problems. As a result, those who adopt first and establish the AI Agent companies will potentially be in a position to export overseas. There is a scale and market deployment race. Organisations will procure AI companies with the best track records and proven deployment success. This will be won or lost within 3 years. The YCombinator part is also fascinating: 1. Thinking “great, UK companies can go there” is laden with a few caveats. The YC investment cannot be given to a UK company. The standard requirement is that you have US Holding company and the path is very much about becoming an American company (note that Canada and Singapore based holding companies can work but not UK). 2. YC uses SAFEs as a way to distribute investment efficiently to 500+ start-ups a year. Google "YCombinator SAFEs". The UK needs to do something equivalent: 1. We need pull mechanisms to get companies into the market and scaling. Efficient mechanisms like SAFEs work really well and some governments are copying this model (e.g Dubai). 2. UK Gov could make an acceleration ecosystem that tailors AI adoption into Government. Imagine 500 or 1000 start-ups hammering away at UK Gov problems and solving them. Then the UK could look to scale those solutions into exports. 3. Not all start-ups are a success. Half might fail. But the successes will outweigh them (particularly if UK Gov has an equity stake). 4. I also feel this might be a better way to recruit tech talents into the public sector (either via start-ups supplying or eventually buying/folding start-ups into the public sector). Getting closer to talent on live projects helps. Something needs to happen. It needs to happen fast. I believe the best starting point is 1000 clear use cases that need solutions from AI start-ups. Use SAFEs to bypass procurement hurdles. I believe £1m per use case is an appropriate initial amount. Total investment of £1bn across 1000 AI projects. Make it happen...LFG!

Y Combinator JUST announced what startups they want to fund next in 2025. And it's mostly AI that replaces $100k/year job functions. My notes below in case it's helpful to you: