Government to announce new scheme as it ramps up AI adoption with backing from Facebook owner Meta

Government to announce new scheme as it ramps up AI adoption with backing from Facebook owner Meta

Meta is giving $1m (£740k) to the UK government for 10 AI fellowships as the UK's adoption of the technology expands. The money will go to the government via the Alan Turing Institute.

Government to announce new scheme as it ramps up AI adoption with back

The government is speeding up its adoption of AI to try and encourage economic growth – with backing from Facebook parent Meta. It will today announce a $1m (£740,000) scheme to hire up to 10 AI “experts” to help with the adoption of the technology. Sir Keir Starmer has spoken repeatedly about wanting to use the developing technology as part of his “plan for change” to improve the UK – with claims it could produce tens of billions in savings and…

Govt to announce new scheme as it ramps up AI adoption with backing from Meta

Meta, UK government team on open-source AI fellowships

Meta Platforms partnered with a UK government-backed national institute to develop open-source AI models for use by public agencies. The social media giant is contributing $1 million to the open-source AI fellowship for a programme administered by the Alan Turing Institute (ATI). Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, stated in a blog the focus on open-source AI is key for the UK establishing its sovereign AI capacity. The year-long …

Meta-backed fellowship puts open source in the firing line

The UK government has launched a $1 million open source AI fellowship funded by Meta through the Alan Turing Institute, inviting the nation’s top AI engineers to spend 12 months building public-sector AI tools. The scheme focuses on open-source AI models like Meta’s Llama 4 to create applications for everything from speeding up planning approvals to enhancing national security. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle dubbed it “the best of AI in action …

Meta Funds $1M to Attract UK's Top AI for Public Services

Meta’s Initiative to Integrate Open Source AI in UK Public Services In a significant move towards modernizing public services, Meta is spearheading an initiative that leverages the expertise of some of the UK’s leading minds in artificial intelligence. This initiative focuses on integrating open source AI models, including Meta’s own Llama models, into the public […]