{"id":2992,"date":"2025-01-12T23:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/uk-plans-to-unleash-ai-across-uk-to-boost-growth\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T23:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:34:47","slug":"uk-plans-to-unleash-ai-across-uk-to-boost-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/uk-plans-to-unleash-ai-across-uk-to-boost-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"UK plans to &#8216;unleash AI&#8217; across UK to boost growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK plans to &#8216;unleash AI&#8217; across UK to boost growth<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-y3jsv7-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman and a man look at a computer screen containing lines of code. The man is pointing at one of the lines on the screen.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OGNs9L.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9697\/live\/f2a28520-d12f-11ef-9514-a797c48e9787.jpg 976w\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151.9396511079678\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e918\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e914\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e97\">Charlotte Edwards<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e911\">Business reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e916\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2025-01-12T22:29:28.914Z\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The government is to set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The AI Opportunities Action Plan being announced on Monday will be backed by leading tech firms, which are said to have committed \u00a314bn towards various projects, creating 13,250 jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It includes plans for growth zones where development will be focused, and the technology will be used to help tackle issues such as potholes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want to make sure that it benefits everyone from every background, that it benefits every community, from every part of the UK,&#8221; Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last summer, the government tasked AI advisor Matt Clifford with creating a UK action plan for artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He came back with 50 recommendations and all of them are now being implemented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said AI &#8220;will drive incredible change&#8221; in the country and &#8220;has the potential to transform the lives of working people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Our plan will make Britain the world leader,&#8221; Sir Keir said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Kyle told the BBC there was no reason why the UK could not create tech companies on the same scale as Google, Amazon, and Apple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;At the moment, we don&#8217;t have any frontier conceptual, cutting-edge companies that are British-owned. We have DeepMind, which started in Britain but is now American-owned,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Now we want to keep all of those ingredients that enable that kind of scale of innovation and investment to exist in Britain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">DeepMind created technology enabling computers to play video and board games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It was founded by three students at University College London before being acquired by Google. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Using figures from the International Monetary Fund, the government estimates that fully embracing AI could be worth up to an average \u00a347bn to the UK each year over a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-19w8cxh-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"How-the-AI-plan-could-affect-you\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">How the AI plan could affect you<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1x9m6ni-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">AI will be used by the public sector to enable its workers to spend less time doing admin and more time delivering services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Several &#8220;AI Growth Zones&#8221; around the UK will be created, involving big building projects and new jobs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">AI will be fed through cameras around the country to inspect roads and spot potholes that need fixing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Teachers and small business owners were highlighted as two groups that could start using AI for things like faster planning and record-keeping.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">AI is already being used in UK hospitals for important tasks such as diagnosing cancer more quickly and it will continue to be used to support the NHS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tech companies Vantage Data Centres, Nscale, and Kyndryl have committed \u00a314bn to build the relevant AI infrastructure in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is in addition to the \u00a325bn AI investment announced at the International Investment Summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vantage Data Centres is working on building one of Europe&#8217;s largest data centre campuses in Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Kyndryl will create up to 1,000 AI-related jobs in Liverpool over the next three years, forming a new tech hub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nscale has signed a contract to build an AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, by 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The government says &#8220;AI Growth Zones&#8221; will be set up across the UK, with speedy planning proposals in place to create new infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The first of these will be in Culham, Oxfordshire and more will be announced this summer with a focus on de-industrialised areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want to find parts of the country where there is a real need for the jobs of the future because the jobs of the past have already started to dwindle and utilise the fact that there is often very good grid connections in those areas which can supply an excess of energy currently,&#8221; Kyle said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Other parts of the plan include a new National Data Library to safely secure public data and an AI Energy Council led by Kyle and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband which will focus on the energy demands of the technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Conservatives said the government&#8217;s plans &#8220;will not support the UK to become a tech and science superpower&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Accusing them of cutting \u00a31.3bn in funding for &#8220;Britain&#8217;s first next-generation supercomputer and AI research&#8221;, shadow science secretary Alan Mak said Labour was &#8220;delivering analogue government in a digital age&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;AI does have the potential to transform public services, but Labour&#8217;s economic mismanagement and uninspiring plan will mean Britain is left behind,&#8221; 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