UK government invests £60m in Oxford and UCL AI research labs
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Kirstie Pickering
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The UK government is providing up to £60 million in funding for two new AI research labs led by Oxford University and University College London. Supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the labs aim to develop fundamental breakthroughs in AI by focusing on changes that could lower costs and improve performance. The initiative is expected to make AI more accessible to organizations, boost productivity, and accelerate innovation across the UK. One of the labs, the Science of Fundamental AI Research (SOFAIR) Lab, will focus on developing new foundational approaches to AI.
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· 3 pulledTwo new research labs led by Oxford and University College London are to share up to £60m in government funding to develop breakthroughs in AI.
By focusing on changes to the fundamentals of AI that could lower costs and improve performance, it says the work will help open AI to far more organisations by supporting new breakthroughs, boosting productivity and accelerating innovation across the UK.
The Science of Fundamental AI Research (SOFAIR) Lab will develop new
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