The UK will spend £100 million to develop its own 'sovereign' AI
an initial £100 million to establish a Foundation Model Taskforce. The team will develop AI that ideally makes the country"globally competitive," and will work with the industry to make these systems safer and more reliable.
The taskforce is inspired by the COVID-19 vaccine unit from the height of the pandemic. The group will report directly to both the Prime Minister and Technology Secretary, and have a chairperson announced this summer. The funding comes alongside roughly £900 million in the UK budget devoted to both an exascale supercomputer and dedicated AI research resources.
Officials aren't shy about their hopes. The UK wants to have"sovereign" AI technology that spurs the economy while avoiding the ethical and technical pitfalls that have led experts to call for a
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