The British government unveiled a 50-point plan to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development, aiming to position the UK as a global leader in the field. The plan includes expanding public computing power, establishing AI growth zones with expedited building approvals, and maintaining a pro-innovation regulatory approach.
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Under the 50-point plan, which provided few details on investment amounts, the government plans to massively expand public computing power, including by building a new national supercomputer and setting up AI “growth zones” with “streamlined” building approval process. The government will also stick to its “pro-innovation” approach to regulating AI, which involves giving responsibility to existing industry regulators instead of drawing up a new set of rules like the. It will also continue to support of U.K.’s AI Safety Institute, set up under Starmer’s Conservative predecessor Rishi Sunak to carry out research on the most cutting-edge AI models and the existential but far-off risks they pose.
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