{"id":14703,"date":"2021-09-23T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=14703"},"modified":"2021-11-16T16:10:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:10:31","slug":"positioning-uk-global-leader-artificial-intelligence-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/positioning-uk-global-leader-artificial-intelligence-technologies\/14703\/","title":{"rendered":"Positioning the UK as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UK has officially launched its first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy<\/a> in order to help secure its place as a global science leader and to utilise the capacity of the latest technologies to enhance peoples\u2019 lives and address global issues like climate change and public health.<\/p>\n AI technologies underlie the technology and applications we use daily. This includes functions such as assisting our navigation around cities and preventing online banking fraud by facilitating voice recognition in smart speakers. AI has also helped with the advancement of disease diagnosis and has enabled driverless cars becoming a reality. On top of the benefits that AI has already facilitated in our daily lives, it is anticipated that it will provide thousands of unforeseen benefits in the future.<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s first AI strategy marks a clear step forward in the country\u2019s approach to the fastest evolving emerging technology on Earth. There are plans to introduce a novel national programme and method to facilitate further research and development, publish a white paper on the governance and regulation of AI to build confidence in its utilisation, as well as action to assist organisations in every region and sector take advantage of the power of AI technologies.<\/p>\n Currently, the UK is ranked third in the world for private venture capital investment into AI companies (2019 investment into the UK reached almost \u00a32.5bn) and is also home to a third of Europe\u2019s total AI companies.<\/p>\n Together with actions to advance the next generation of AI talent via sustained support for postgraduate learning, retraining, and ensuring children from wide backgrounds are able to access specialist courses, the strategy will place the UK as a global leader in raising the standards around the use of the technology, whilst also making the case for deeper investor confidence.<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s novel AI strategy includes:<\/p>\n The UKRI has welcomed the new Artificial Intelligence strategy. EPSRC Executive Chair, Professor Dame Lynn Gladden commented: \u201cUKRI fully embraces the opportunity of AI, as recognised in the government\u2019s AI strategy.<\/p>\n \u201cResearch and innovation are key to ensuring that the potential of AI is realised across society and the economy. It is UKRI\u2019s ambition to build upon the UK\u2019s strengths in AI research and innovation to unlock the potential benefits of these technologies.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are working with our partners in academia, business and government to establish a national AI research and innovation programme that creates an environment in which world-leading researchers and innovators will thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n DCMS Minister Chris Philp explained: \u201cArtificial intelligence technologies generate billions for the economy and improve our lives. They power the technology we use on a daily basis and help save lives through better disease diagnosis<\/a> and drug discovery.<\/p>\n \u201cThe UK already punches above its weight internationally and we are ranked third in the world behind the USA and China in the list of top countries for AI.<\/p>\n \u201cToday we are laying the foundations for the next ten years\u2019 growth with a strategy to help us seize the potential of artificial intelligence and play a leading role in shaping the way the world governs it.\u201d<\/p>\n Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance added: \u201cAI technologies have the capacity to fundamentally transform many aspects of the way we live and work.<\/p>\n \u201cThe UK is already a world leader in certain aspects of AI \u2013 and this strategy helps to define how to enhance those capabilities further to ensure that the UK can both develop and use AI for the benefit of citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The UK government has announced a new ten-year strategy to ensure that Britain is a global leader in Artificial Intelligence technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":14704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[830],"tags":[570,24208],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe UK as a world leader in AI<\/h3>\n
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