Government scraps AI funding commitment

But blames the Conservatives for promising without delivering

Tom Allen
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Government scraps AI funding commitment

The UK government has shelved unfunded plans to allocate £1.3 billion to the country's tech sector, calling the decision "difficult but necessary."

The money includes £800 million intended to build an exascale computer at Edinburgh University and £500 million for AI Research Resource, a facility launched last year to provide AI-specialised com...

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