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September rundown: The UK becomes an AI playground


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The UK has immense AI potential, according to some of the biggest names in tech, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang having described the region as being in a “Goldilocks circumstance” due to its strong AI ecosystem and rich academic history.

This month, the US tech ecosystem made its first significant contribution to recognizing this reality with tens of billions invested in the UK ecosystem.

Will it pay off? And what does this investment mean in practical terms?

In this episode, Rory welcomes back Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to unpack this bumper investment in the UK tech ecosystem.

Read more:

  • Google opens doors on UK data center ahead of Trump visit
  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says UK ties are 'stronger than ever' as tech giant pledges $30bn investment
  • UK to host largest European GPU cluster under £11 billion Nvidia investment plans
  • Is the ‘British firm’ at the heart of Britain’s AI plans actually British?
  • UK is going to be ‘AI superpower’, says Nvidia boss as he invests £500m
  • ‘This is the largest AI ecosystem in the world without its own infrastructure’: Jensen Huang thinks the UK has immense AI potential – but it still has a lot of work to do

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