US EditionOpenAI and UK Sign New AI Agreement to Boost Security, Infrastructure, and Public service
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – The partnership includes expanding OpenAI's UK office, investing in AI infrastructure and Growth Zones, and aiming to boost productivity by 1.5% annually, worth £47 billion over a decade.
- In a London press release, OpenAI and the UK government signed a voluntary Memorandum of Understanding, deepening collaboration on AI security research and infrastructure investment, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said.
- Amid rising AI ambitions, the UK government unveiled its AI Opportunities Action Plan earlier this year to inject AI across the economy and public sector.
- Government forecasts indicate rising demand for AI infrastructure, with a £1 billion investment to amplify public compute capacity twentyfold in five years.
- Under the memorandum, OpenAI will partner with UK agencies to test AI in justice, defense, security and education, and share technical information with the UK AI Safety Institute.
- In the coming years, the government projects AIRR’s expansion will surpass current supercomputers, and Scotland and Wales will host AI Growth Zones.
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UK and ChatGPT maker OpenAI sign new strategic partnership
Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research and explore investing in British AI infrastructure, such as data centers, the government said on Monday.
The British government is continuing to push forward its AI action plan. Together with OpenAI, artificial intelligence will be tested in justice, education and security.
OpenAI is getting closer with the UK government
The UK government has announced a new strategic partnership with OpenAI that could lead the company to "expand AI security research collaborations, explore investing in UK AI infrastructure like data centers, and find new ways for taxpayer funded services" to use AI. The move follows the introduction of the AI Action Plan in January, which fast-tracks the construction of data centers in certain regions of the UK. In the (entirely voluntary) part…
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