Britain can lead the world in AI defence technology

Published on December 19, 2023



City Voices: Procurement processes in defence are painfully slow and bureaucratic

The Prime Minister has made no secret of his ambition to establish the UK as a tech and science superpower. The recent AI Summit succeeded in putting Britain at the heart of global discussions on AI. Yet despite these aspirations, the current AI superpowers – those owning the most advanced Large Language Models and the computing power required to run them - all hail from Silicon Valley.

The UK may not have developed a true global competitor to OpenAI, Google’s Bard or Anthropic.

Where it can lead is in the application of AI, particularly in sectors where it already excels, such as defence. The UK AI Summit was hosted at Bletchley Park where Alan Turing and his team developed the first modern computer during the Second World War - a nod to the country’s strong track record in defence technology.

Read More: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/ai-defence-openai-b1127889.html

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