UK Government Unveils Bold AI Action Plan to Boost Growth and Employment

The UK government has launched an extensive AI Opportunities Action Plan aiming for a transformative increase in computing capacity and infrastructure by 2030.

l 50%

c 50%

UK’s Starmer touts plan to ‘turbocharge’ living standards with AI

Al Jazeera

‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

The Guardian

Britain seeks to build homegrown rival to OpenAI in bid to become world leader in artificial intelligence

CNBC

Artificial Intelligence: Plan to 'unleash AI' across UK revealed

BBC News

Subscribe to unlock this story

We really don't like cutting you off, but you've reached your monthly limit. At just $5/month, subscriptions are how we keep this project going. Start your free 7-day trial today!

Get Started

Have an account? Sign in

Overview

A summary of the key points of this story verified across multiple sources.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces a comprehensive AI Opportunities Action Plan, outlining a 50-point initiative to enhance AI capabilities, set growth zones, and increase the national computing infrastructure by 20 times by 2030. With commitments from leading tech firms, the plan aims to create jobs, support public services, and potentially add £470 billion to the economy in the next decade. The initiative includes facilitating access to public data and establishing an AI Energy Council to address the energy needs of AI technologies. Concerns arise regarding privacy and the impact on jobs in various sectors.

Written by AI using shared reports from

4 articles

Report issue