Following on from the earlier story about the UK Government’s new AI Action Plan (see here), there is one item that this site has spotted Following on from the earlier story about the UK Government’s new AI Action Plan (see here), there is one item that this site has spotted that may make a difference to legal tech: the creation of a UK Sovereign AI body which will ‘direct investment into startups’. While many of the other points in the plan may have a trickledown effect on legal tech, this one may have a direct impact. Here’s what the Government says, with this body formed as part of the overall plan to advance the UK’s standing as a centre for AI use and development:
  • ‘UK Sovereign AI should lead the delivery of a government offer to new and existing frontier AI companies that includes:
  • Direct investment into companies, including promising start-ups as well as joint ventures with other commercial partners.
  • Delivering appropriate sites for compute in the UK, including through AI Growth Zones, and international partnerships to guarantee compute access from appropriate allies.
  • Packaging and providing responsible access to the most valuable UK-owned data sets and relevant research.
  • Supporting UK-based AI organisations working on national priority projects to bring in overseas talent and headhunting promising founders or CEOs (and their teams) by convincing them to relocate to the UK.
  • Facilitating deep collaboration with the national security community.’
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