John Healey pledges to use budget to harness power of AI to bolster Britain’s security
TL;DR
UK Chancellor John Healey has pledged to use Wednesday's budget to harness artificial intelligence to bolster Britain's security and prosperity amid an accelerating global technology arms race, the Guardian reports. Preparing for his debut budget, Healey said Andy Burnham's government would commit hundreds of millions of pounds to develop a distinctively British approach to AI that capitalises on the benefits of frontier technology.
Nauti's Take
Hundreds of millions of pounds for a national AI strategy is an opportunity for British research, startups and secure infrastructure in Europe. The risk: without a clear allocation, the money drifts into prestige projects, and details on programmes and recipients are still missing.
Teams in the UK should check on Wednesday which funding lines are actually open.
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