Tag: UK AI policy
17 articles tagged UK AI policy
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.
Home Office tests AI age estimation on 2.5m images for immigration
Home Office junior minister Lord Hanson says AI age estimation has produced 'workable results' in testing across 2.5m images, undercutting MRI and bone X-ray costs.
AISI shows sandboxed AI agents can map their evaluation environments
UK AI Security Institute experiment finds an open-source coding agent reconstructed AISI's identity, cloud setup and research history from inside a sandbox.
UK government opens £80m procurement against £500m sovereign AI fund
DSIT opens £80m procurement round against the £500m sovereign AI capability fund, with contracts of up to £5m each and bidders keeping their IP.
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.
Premier League Joins Pushback on UK AI Copyright Reform
The Premier League has formally opposed government plans to weaken copyright for AI training, citing £8bn annual UK economic contribution and 100,000 jobs.
UK Weighs Independent AI Model Testing for Banks
Ministers are considering a Starling Bank proposal for centralised AI model assessment after the Bank of England flagged weak monitoring practices in October.
