British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, June 8, a £1.1 billion investment plan for AI development, a new national supercomputer, and support for local semiconductor companies.

Specifically, this money will be used “for the acquisition of specialized AI chips, as part of a broader effort to strengthen the country’s technological sovereignty.”

Key items in the budget include a £750 million national AI supercomputer, slated to become operational in 2030. It will utilize a mixed system of chips: proven processors alongside next-generation ones.

Of the estimated sum, £400 million will be allocated to next-generation chips, “including £150 million for inference chips to be purchased this summer from British companies.”

Separately, a fund led by the US venture capital firm Playground Global, and “backed by up to £150 million from the British Business Bank (BBB), will invest in UK AI hardware companies.”

The initiative includes a £120 million AI hardware innovation program to fund local companies in the design, development, and testing of new chips.

“A new £45 million allocation for skills support brings total government funding for AI hardware skills to £80 million.”

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Source: marketscreener

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