AI BriefingUK Government to Support AI Startups with £100 Million
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The UK government is establishing a £100 million fund for AI startups improving public services, offering contracts of up to £10 million.
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The UK government is establishing a new fund worth £100 million (approximately 160 billion KRW) to support AI startups aiming to improve public services. This program focuses on high-priority sectors such as healthcare, cybersecurity, and defense, with selected projects able to secure contracts between £250,000 and £10 million. Most contracts are expected to range between £1 million and £3 million, with advance payments planned for smaller companies.
This announcement follows criticism of the previous government awarding a £330 million, seven-year NHS contract to the US software company Palantir. Additionally, the UK plans to establish a new AI Economics Institute led by MIT professor Simon Johnson and open up collaboration with G7 partners.
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