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[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

"If Britain could secure just 5% of the AI chips market, it would bring $50bn in revenue to the UK with tens of thousands of high paid jobs in tech."

@leicesterliz launches AI Hardware Plan to back British firms developing the chips and computing power behind AI @LDNTechWeek

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

Backing Britain to win on tech 🇬🇧

Investing in AI, skills, and opportunity - so it works for everyone.

[Liz Kendall @leicesterliz]

London Tech Week shows what’s possible.
From backing British AI hardware with £1.1 billion, to helping young people get the skills for the jobs of the future, we’re creating a future that works for all.

[Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk]

AI-powered X-ray tools have already helped four million patients get a faster lung cancer diagnosis or the all-clear.

We're rolling this technology out across every NHS trust to speed up diagnosis and treatment.

Find out more:
https://t.co/I2VISmzXLZ

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

From AI to quantum, the UK is where tech businesses start - and scale. 🇬🇧

At #LondonTechWeek, Minister for AI @KanishkaNarayan hears why: world-class talent, leading universities, and a pro-innovation approach to regulation.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

Find out more: https://t.co/bQQoyAy15G

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

🌐 From the World Wide Web to AlphaFold, Britain has always chosen to open up new technologies - not close them down.

Today we're backing the next generation of open-source AI builders with compute, mentoring and a seat at the table on AI development.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

Find out more: https://t.co/jbsvZvAfMl

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

From AI to Quantum, we're investing nearly £4 billion in the frontier technologies where Britain leads the world.

One year into our Modern Industrial Strategy - and the results are already showing.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

. @KanishkaNarayan reporting live from London Tech Week…

From a £260m raise for @OQC_Tech to @nebiusai investing £1.7bn in UK AI, the deals are closing fast.

Here are some of the highlights 🎬

[Sovereign AI @UKSovereignAI]

We're doubling compute access for the UK's most ambitious AI startups.

The response since launch has been remarkable. In just three months, we have received more than 200 applications requesting over 67 million GPU hours.

Founders here are building frontier AI models, scientific discovery platforms, next-generation compute infrastructure, cybersecurity technologies, drug discovery tools, and other innovations with the potential to shape the next decade of economic growth and national capability.

If Britain wants to be an AI maker, not an AI taker, we need to back our most promising startups with the compute they need to build at the frontier.

Today's announcement at @LDNTechWeek does exactly that.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

🗣️ “The choice isn't between having this technology and not. It is a choice between shaping it to work for us, or being left at its mercy and whim. We are not powerless. We will act to make this powerful technology work for all and build a better future for all.”

@leicesterliz on @BBCr4today

[Liz Kendall @leicesterliz]

Tech and AI can transform our economy, public services and lives.
But that depends on trust - protecting children online and supporting people as jobs evolve.
We are not powerless. We will act to build a future that works for all.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

🗣️ “We can seize that growth and potential and jobs for the future.”

@leicesterliz talks to @BBCBreakfast on how the UK can harness the power of AI to drive forward progress in healthcare and public services, creating jobs and boosting the economy.

[Liz Kendall @leicesterliz]

Using the power of tech and AI while keeping children safe online isn’t a trade-off — it’s one and the same.
We can unlock the benefits for healthcare and public services, while making sure future generations grow up safe and supported.

[Kanishka Narayan MP @KanishkaNarayan]

Delighted to host the world’s first AI Adoption Summit yesterday.

FTSE CEOs, trade union leaders, startup founders, all determined to spread AI opportunity across our country, and especially for young people.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

Find out more: https:https://t.co/VoTXBpULSQ

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

At the AI Adoption Summit we're announcing over £200m to put AI to work for Britain including:

• £100m connecting AI innovators with businesses
• AI scholarships & local upskilling
• Industry-led AI Adoption Plans
• New AI Growth Labs
• An AI Economics Institute

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

@leicesterliz Read the speech in full: https://t.co/A6lKFPeeF2

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

“We will back the tech and AI talent of the future through our TechFirst scheme — helping 1 million young people get the skills they need, including 400,000 pupils in the most disadvantaged schools.”

Tech Secretary @leicesterliz speaking at the world’s first AI Adoption Summit

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Watch @leicesterliz speak live at the AI Adoption Summit: https://t.co/FXZxpsefYw

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Find out more: https://t.co/w0A19ccrR3

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

We're backing British AI with a £1.1bn plan to boost our ability to develop, deploy, and scale AI tech.

Investing in the next generation of British chip companies and computing power will support growth and jobs, strengthen national security, and boost the UK’s competitiveness.