Labour ‘absolutely committed’ to engaging with tech sector, says shadow minister May 9, 2024 Labour's shadow science minister yesterday addressed a room of representatives from a number of the UK's most cutting-edge tech companies.
UK edges closer to new laws for artificial intelligence May 9, 2024 On Friday, the House of Lords will hear the third reading of the AI bill and, if all goes well, it will progress to the House of Commons.
The UK needs to build a British data library to become an AI leader May 8, 2024 Politicians should back calls to develop a British data library if they want to see the UK give birth to the next crop of world-leading AI firms, Jess Jones writes
Youngest self-made billionaire chooses London for European HQ May 7, 2024 Scale AI's founder became the youngest self-made billionaire in the world at age 24, according to Forbes, in 2022.
Finding the ‘Turing of tomorrow’: Multi-million pound maths grant to bolster AI and nuclear May 7, 2024 An open competition will run where organisations can apply for the grant funding, which will distributed over the next three years. It will be open until 4 June.
Wayve: Nvidia and Microsoft back British self-driving startup in boost for UK’s AI goals May 7, 2024 Wayve has conducted trials on UK public roads since 2018 and has already partnered with delivery fleets from Asda and Ocado.
This Star Wars Day, master AI like a Jedi May 4, 2024 Star Wars Day is an opportunity to meditate on what businesses can learn from the Jedi about harnessing the power of new technology, says Nigel Vaz “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” These words, spoken by Yoda, the best-known of all Jedi masters, could equally serve as the mission for [...]
Calls for a ‘British Library’ of the public’s data grow to help drive AI progress May 2, 2024 A think tank has called for the creation of a 'British Library' of the public's data to help improve Britain's position in the global AI race.
MPs call for AI Act to protect music industry May 1, 2024 The APPG's report makes eight recommendations to the Government, including the implementation of a UK AI Act, the labelling of AI-generated copy, and a personality right to protect artists from deepfakes.
Financial Times announced as latest publication to ink deal with OpenAI April 29, 2024 OpenAI is reportedly offering news organisations as much as $5m per year to license their copyrighted content to train its AI models.