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UK Gov't to apply new supercomputer by 2030, with British chips (hopefully)
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The UK Government is aiming to launch a new national supercomputer by 2030.
Key facts
- At least £20 million ($26.8m) of the program will expand the Scaling Inference Lab, delivered by the UK’s Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) and CommonAI
- A new fund led by Silicon Valley investor Playground Global and backed by up to £150m ($200.9m) from the British Business Bank will invest in UK-based AI hardware companies
- The plan includes £750 million ($1.bn) for a new national AI supercomputer due to be deployed at the University of Edinburgh in 2030
- Full details around any planned system were not shared, but some £400 million ($535.6m) will go towards “next-generation chips,” £150 million ($200.9m) of which will be used to buy next-generation
Summary
The government said the new AI Hardware Plan, announced by the Technology Secretary Liz Kendall at London Tech Week this week, sets out how the government will “back British companies developing the chips and semiconductor technologies behind AI, while also investing in the scientists, engineers and technicians needed to turn new ideas into products and good jobs in the UK.” The plan includes £750 million ($1.bn) for a new national AI supercomputer due to be deployed at the University of Edinburgh in 2030. Full details around any planned system were not shared, but some £400 million ($535.6m) will go towards “next-generation chips,” £150 million ($200.9m) of which will be used to buy next-generation inference chips. The government said it wanted to “see British-designed chips form a crucial part of the system.”