UK Spy Chief Warns China Is Closing Cyber Gap With West

The UK and other western nations are running out of time to maintain their technological edge over China, the UK’s top cyber spy is set to warn Wednesday, urging businesses to work with intelligence officials in order to stay ahead.

“China is now a science and tech superpower with sophisticated capabilities across their intelligence, cyber and military agencies,” Anne Keast-Butler, the director of Britain’s signals intelligence agency GCHQ, will say in a rare public speech, according to excerpts released by her office. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence mean “the ground beneath our feet is shifting.”

Anne Keast-Butler

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Keast-Butler’s speech — ...