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"If Britain could secure just 5% of the AI chips market, it would bring $50bn in revenue to the UK with tens of thousands of high paid jobs in tech."
@leicesterliz launches AI Hardware Plan to back British firms developing the chips and computing power behind AI @LDNTechWeek
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology retweeted
Childhood shouldn’t be a postcode lottery
£132.5m will give every young person access to life-changing sports, arts, music and drama
It's time to beat online isolation and build real-world confidence, because every child deserves the chance to thrive
Find out more 👉 gov.uk/government/news/every…
ALT £135m graphic, a large icon of a person with a raised hand on a green background
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🫁 Did you know? Over 4 million patients have already received a faster lung cancer diagnosis or all-clear thanks to AI tools in the NHS.
Minister @IanMurrayMP visited Royal Surrey Hospital to see how this technology is being used - backed by £20m of government investment.
ALT Minister Murray visits Royal Surrey Hospital
ALT Minister Murray visits Royal Surrey Hospital
ALT Minister Murray visits Royal Surrey Hospital
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Backing Britain to win on tech 🇬🇧
Investing in AI, skills, and opportunity - so it works for everyone.
Jun 11
London Tech Week shows what’s possible.
From backing British AI hardware with £1.1 billion, to helping young people get the skills for the jobs of the future, we’re creating a future that works for all.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology retweeted
AI-powered X-ray tools have already helped four million patients get a faster lung cancer diagnosis or the all-clear.
We're rolling this technology out across every NHS trust to speed up diagnosis and treatment.
Find out more:
gov.uk/government/news/ai-to…
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From AI to quantum, the UK is where tech businesses start - and scale. 🇬🇧
At #LondonTechWeek, Minister for AI @KanishkaNarayan hears why: world-class talent, leading universities, and a pro-innovation approach to regulation.
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🌐 From the World Wide Web to AlphaFold, Britain has always chosen to open up new technologies - not close them down.
Today we're backing the next generation of open-source AI builders with compute, mentoring and a seat at the table on AI development.
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Find out more: orlo.uk/B39e4
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From AI to Quantum, we're investing nearly £4 billion in the frontier technologies where Britain leads the world.
One year into our Modern Industrial Strategy - and the results are already showing.
ALT Digital and Technology Sector Plan year one delivery including £4 billion committed until 2029/30 to the frontier techs by UKRI, £500 million investment in SovAI, up to £1 billion in a world-first commitment to procure large-scale quantum computers by early 2030s, £137 million investment by 2030 through our AI for Science Strategy, 10 million workers upskilled, 100,000 young people reached through TechFirst
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. @KanishkaNarayan reporting live from London Tech Week…
From a £260m raise for @OQC_Tech to @nebiusai investing £1.7bn in UK AI, the deals are closing fast.
Here are some of the highlights 🎬
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology retweeted
Jun 9
We're doubling compute access for the UK's most ambitious AI startups.
The response since launch has been remarkable. In just three months, we have received more than 200 applications requesting over 67 million GPU hours.
Founders here are building frontier AI models, scientific discovery platforms, next-generation compute infrastructure, cybersecurity technologies, drug discovery tools, and other innovations with the potential to shape the next decade of economic growth and national capability.
If Britain wants to be an AI maker, not an AI taker, we need to back our most promising startups with the compute they need to build at the frontier.
Today's announcement at @LDNTechWeek does exactly that.
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🗣️ “The choice isn't between having this technology and not. It is a choice between shaping it to work for us, or being left at its mercy and whim. We are not powerless. We will act to make this powerful technology work for all and build a better future for all.”
@leicesterliz on @BBCr4today
Jun 9
Tech and AI can transform our economy, public services and lives.
But that depends on trust - protecting children online and supporting people as jobs evolve.
We are not powerless. We will act to build a future that works for all.
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🗣️ “We can seize that growth and potential and jobs for the future.”
@leicesterliz talks to @BBCBreakfast on how the UK can harness the power of AI to drive forward progress in healthcare and public services, creating jobs and boosting the economy.
Jun 9
Using the power of tech and AI while keeping children safe online isn’t a trade-off — it’s one and the same.
We can unlock the benefits for healthcare and public services, while making sure future generations grow up safe and supported.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology retweeted
Delighted to host the world’s first AI Adoption Summit yesterday.
FTSE CEOs, trade union leaders, startup founders, all determined to spread AI opportunity across our country, and especially for young people.
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At the AI Adoption Summit we're announcing over £200m to put AI to work for Britain including:
• £100m connecting AI innovators with businesses
• AI scholarships & local upskilling
• Industry-led AI Adoption Plans
• New AI Growth Labs
• An AI Economics Institute
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Find out more: https:orlo.uk/sk920
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“We will back the tech and AI talent of the future through our TechFirst scheme — helping 1 million young people get the skills they need, including 400,000 pupils in the most disadvantaged schools.”
Tech Secretary @leicesterliz speaking at the world’s first AI Adoption Summit
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Read the speech in full: gov.uk/government/speeches/l…
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