Rogue AI agents expose UK's digital sovereignty problem, op-ed argues

A TechRadar op-ed warns that incidents with uncontrolled AI agents highlight Britain's dependence on US hyperscalers. Amazon and Microsoft hold 70–90% of the UK cloud market, and 39% of UK firms suffered outages from US providers over the past year.

• Amazon and Microsoft control 70–90% of the UK cloud market, per the CMA
• 39% of UK firms were hit by outages from US hyperscalers in the past year
• 66% of UK IT leaders would consider switching cloud providers for data control
• The UK government launched a £500 million Sovereign AI initiative in April