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

Britain seeks to build homegrown rival to OpenAI in bid to become world leader in artificial intelligence The UK is looking to build a homegrown challenger to OpenAI and drastically increase national computing infrastructure, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government sets its sights on becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence
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January 13, 2025 11:39
Britain seeks to build homegrown rival to OpenAI in bid to become world leader in artificial intelligence

The UK is looking to build a homegrown challenger to OpenAI and drastically increase national computing infrastructure, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government sets its sights on becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence, Report informs via CNBC.

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 UK take advantage of the potential of AI.

The government is primarily seeking to expand data center capacity across the UK 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 UK 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 UK computing infrastructure.

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