The recently established Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology said the funding will go into start-up funding to support a task force in developing foundational models, a type of artificial intelligence used in chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Bard. said it would.
This comes in the recent rapid acceleration of technology that uses large data sets for a huge number of tasks.
A new task force across government and industry will use the funds to “ensure sovereign capacity and broad adoption of a safe and trustworthy infrastructure model,” the ministry said.
That happened when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tried to bring the industry to the table at the Business Connect conference in London, which was attended by around 200 high-profile CEOs.
Prime Minister said:
“By investing in emerging technologies through our new expert task force, we can continue to lead the development of safe and trustworthy AI as part of shaping a more innovative UK economy.”
The first pilots of the development model for public services are expected to begin within the next six months, according to the agency.
The task force will be led by a chair who will be announced later in the summer.
Michelle Donnellan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, added:
“It will revolutionize the way we develop new health care, tackle climate change and improve public services to grow our economies and secure our future.”
