UK to be 'AI maker not AI taker', PM Keir Starmer claims
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will be an "AI maker not an AI taker", and he has called for the public to "lean in" and embrace artificial intelligence.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will be an "AI maker not an AI taker".
At London Tech Week, the PM called for the public to "lean in" and embrace artificial intelligence (AI), and Peter Kyle, UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, admitted the UK has "big" AI plans.
He explained: "We have big plans when it comes to developing the next wave of AI innovations here in the UK - not only so we can deliver the economic growth needed for our Plan for Change, but maintain our position as a global leader."
The nation is teaming up with US multinational corporation and technology company NVIDIA to work on AI infrastructure.
Kyle added: "Central to that is making sure we have the infrastructure to power AI, so I welcome NVIDIA setting up the UK Sovereign AI Industry Forum - bringing together leading British businesses to develop and deploy this across the UK, so we can drive growth and opportunity."
NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang spoke alongside Starmer at the event.
He predicted "every industry in the UK will be a tech industry" within the next 10 years - due to AI.
