UK Publishes 10-Year Plan To Become ‘AI Superpower,’ Seeking To Rival US and China

New submitter iarlakd writes: The U.K. government on Wednesday released its 10-year plan to make the country a global “artificial intelligence superpower,” seeking to rival the likes of the U.S. and China. The so-called “National Artificial Intelligence Strategy” is designed to boost the use of AI among the nation’s businesses, attract international investment into British AI companies and develop the next generation of homegrown tech talent. “Today we’re laying the foundations for the next ten years’ 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,” Chris Philp, a minister of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said in a statement. The National AI Strategy includes a number of programs, reports and initiatives. Among them, a new National AI Research and Innovation program will be launched as part of an effort to improve coordination and collaboration between the country’s researchers. Elsewhere, another program will specifically aim to support AI development outside London and Southeast England, where much of the nation’s AI efforts are currently concentrated.