Tag: Liz Kendall
8 articles tagged Liz Kendall
GOV.UK Chat launches in app with 90% accuracy claim and day-one tax errors
GOV.UK Chat went live in the GOV.UK app on Friday with a 90% accuracy target, but a tax expert found misleading answers on childcare cliff edges and CGT in day-one testing.
Kendall: failing to invest in AI would leave UK 'at its mercy and whim'
The UK science secretary, speaking at RUSI, framed AI as a sovereignty issue and pledged to work with 'middle power nations' on joint investment and security.
Kendall stakes UK AI sovereignty on chip plan and 'middle powers' bloc
Tech Secretary uses RUSI keynote to set out a UK AI hardware plan and pitch alliances with France, Germany and Canada to reduce US dependency.
UK launches £500m Sovereign AI Unit to back British startups
Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has unveiled a £500m Sovereign AI Unit investing directly in UK AI startups, with first equity ticket to Callosum and GPU access for six others.
Sovereign AI Fund names Callosum as first equity stake
UK government takes a shareholding in AI chip-orchestration startup Callosum and opens compute access to six firms under the £500m Sovereign AI Fund.
UK to launch £500m Sovereign AI Fund backing homegrown champions
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall unveils £500m state-backed VC unit combining capital, supercomputer access and procurement routes for UK AI firms.
AI Will Cost Jobs, Admits UK Tech Secretary Liz Kendall
Government announces plans to train 10 million workers in AI skills by 2030, targeting UK as fastest AI adoption country in G7 whilst acknowledging job losses in law and finance.
