Some 120,000 GPUs are set to be deployed in the UK over the next 12 months, as the government says it’s laser-focused on attracting talent and startups
Some 120,000 GPUs are set to be deployed in the UK over the next 12 months, as the government says it’s laser-focused on attracting talent and startups
To tie in with US president Donald Trump’s state visit, the UK and US have agreed to the Tech Prosperity Deal, to boost the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), quantum and nuclear technologies.
Building on the £44bn UK government investment in the AI and tech sector and a commitment to invest a total of £31bn from Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI and CoreWeave, Labour is aiming to make the UK Europe’s largest gigafactory.
As part of the pact, the UK and US will unite to forge joint research schemes to further the use of AI to allow for targeted treatments and other shared priorities, such as fusion energy. This could see both countries working together to build AI models for life-changing breakthroughs such as targeted treatments for those suffering with cancer or rare and chronic diseases.
Parliamentary under-secretary of state for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Kanishka Narayan described the agreement as “the first-ever UK-US tech deal”.
