Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has launched a flagship strategy laying out Britain’s approach to capitalising on AI, but what does it actually mean? 

The government-commissioned plan from tech entrepreneur and AI advisor Matt Clifford declared itself as “unapologetic in its ambition”, promising faster developments in infrastructure, a massive push for public and private sector adoption and ensuring Britain remains a leading hub for AI development. 

Here are all the key points in the AI Opportunities Action Plan 

Data centres and AI infrastructure 

To support the UK’s ability to meet the resource-intensive demands of the technology, the plan has recommended major investments into foundational infrastructure. 

AI requires data centres to train and run models and while the plan acknowledged the UK will only need to own or operate a “fraction” of the compute facilities that the technology requires, it said “countries that enable the build out of AI infrastructure will reap benefits through increased economic growth”. …