The Briefing Room

Can the UK become an AI superpower?

Apr 24, 2025
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INSIGHT

AI Evolution Explained

  • AI has evolved from early ideas by Alan Turing and philosophers in the 1960s to today's generative AI based on prediction.
  • Powerful computers and large datasets due to the internet enable current machine learning and generative AI capabilities.
ANECDOTE

Dame Wendy's AI Strategy Role

  • Dame Wendy Hall was asked by Theresa May's government in 2017 to write a review on AI focusing on economic growth and job creation.
  • This led to forming the UK's first AI office, AI Council, and national AI strategy with funding pledged.
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Challenges of the Turing Institute

  • The Turing Institute was set up with university and government funds but lacked industry support and faced competition from universities.
  • It was constrained from applying for grants and didn't receive sufficient funding, limiting its impact.
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