UK Gov puffs out chest with £1bn AI deal

The UK government has announced the development of a £1 billion deal to put the nation at the ‘forefront’ of the artificial intelligence industry, which has been backed by 50 tech firms.
The move includes £300 million of newly allocated government funding for AI research, and is the most tangible action to come out of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which to date has done little more than flap around and visit museums. Other government initiat