{
  "id": 6202022,
  "title": "AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ai-cancer-cures-slowed-by-chip-shortage-says-uks-biggest-tech-boss-6202022",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-07T23:05:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m39g7xzevo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rene Haas, the chief executive of Arm Holdings, a chip designer based in Cambridge, UK, has expressed optimism about artificial intelligence (AI) finding a cure for cancer that humans cannot achieve in our lifetimes. While acknowledging that modeling complex biological processes like DNA markers impacted by cancer remains challenging for computers, Haas believes AI will eventually solve this problem as technology advances. He also predicts that within five years, AI will lead to the widespread use of humanoid robots across various industries, including manufacturing, cleaning, security, and infrastructure repair. However, Haas worries that the current rapid growth of AI is being hindered by a chip shortage, which is crucial for building data centers that power AI models.\n\nHaas, who previously held a board position at AstraZeneca, a British pharmaceutical company, does not foresee the manufacturing of chips in the UK becoming a reality in the future due to the high costs, specialized workers, and resources required to establish chip fabrication facilities (fabs). Despite the government's ongoing discussions with the tech industry about potentially bringing parts of the chip supply chain back to the UK, Haas maintains that it is not necessary for the UK to build fabs, as the environmental and resource demands associated with these facilities are significant.",
  "summary": "The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are \"going to solve it\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ai-cancer-cures-slowed-by-chip-shortage-says-uks-biggest-tech-boss",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:05:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK’s biggest tech boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ai-cancer-cures-slowed-by-chip-shortage-says-uks-biggest-tech-boss",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:05:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}