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

- Source: Wired · AI
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:49:51.000Z
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- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/uk-officials-said-ai-would-add-400-billion-to-the-economy-that-figure-mainly-came-from-google/

## Summary

UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the government's central estimate of AI's economic benefit is £120 billion by 2030, under a third of the £400 billion figure it had used for almost two years. He said the £400 billion figure came from a 2023 report commissioned by Google and produced by consultancy PF Global. The government's lower estimate had been available since at least November 2025.