The UK government aims to establish a homegrown competitor to OpenAI and significantly enhance the nation's computing infrastructure to propel its position as a global leader in artificial intelligence.
The U.K is looking to build a homegrown challenger to OpenAI and drastically increase national computing infrastructure. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government sets its sights on becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence. Starmer is set to visit Bristol, England, on Monday to announce the pledge, which follows work done by British tech investor Matt Clifford to establish an'AI Opportunities Action Plan.' The plan aims to help the U.K. take advantage of the potential of AI.
\The government is primarily seeking to expand data center capacity across the U.K. to boost developers of powerful AI models which rely on high-performance computing equipment hosted in remote locations to train and run their systems.A target of increasing'sovereign,' or public sector, compute capacity in the U.K. by twentyfold by 2030 has been set. As part of that pledge, the government will begin opening access to the AI Research Resource, an initiative aimed at bolstering U.K. computing infrastructure. \ To further bolster Britain's computing infrastructure, the government also committed to setting up several AI'growth zones,' where rules on planning permission will be relaxed in certain places to allow for the creation of new data centers. Meanwhile, an'AI Energy Council' formed of industry leaders from both energy and AI will be set up to explore the role of renewable and low-carbon sources of energy, like nuclear. Britain plans to use the AI growth zones and a newly established National Data Library to connect public institutions — such as universities — to enhance the country's ability to create'sovereign' AI models which aren't reliant on Silicon Valley. \U.K. tech leaders have nevertheless generally praised the government's AI action plan. Zahra Bahrololoumi, Salesforce's U.K. boss, told CNBC the plan is a'forward-thinking strategy,' adding she's encouraged by the government's'bold vision for AI and emphasis on transparency, safety and collaboration.' Chintan Patel, Cisco's chief technology officer in the U.K., said he's'encouraged' by the action plan.'Having a clearly defined roadmap is critical for the UK to achieve its ambition to become an AI superpower and a leading destination for AI investment,' he said.
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