The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech

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The UK government has committed 1.1 billion pounds, about 1.47 billion dollars, to build domestic AI computing power and reduce its dependence on US chip suppliers. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced the package at London Tech Week, with the headline being a 750 million pound national AI supercomputer set for deployment in 2030. The plan also makes the state an early buyer of chips from British startups and funds homegrown semiconductor design.

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#The UK government has committed 1.1 billion pounds, about 1.47 billion dollars, to build domestic AI computing power and reduce its dependence on US chip suppliers.
#Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced the package at London Tech Week, with the headline being a 750 million pound national AI supercomputer set for deployment in 2030.

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