UK's AI Opportunities Action Plan

Idea of the action plan: Position the UK to be an AI maker, not an AI taker

The UK PMO

The Prime Minister is throwing the full weight of Whitehall behind this industry by agreeing to take forward all 50 recommendations set out by Matt Clifford in his game-changing AI Opportunities Action Plan.

Their action plan is made of three sections:

Invest in the foundations of AI: We need world-class computing and data infrastructure, access to talent and regulation
Push hard on cross-economy AI adoption: The public sector should rapidly pilot and scale AI products and services and encourage the private sector to do the same. This will drive better experiences and outcomes for citizens and boost productivity
Position the UK to be an AI maker, not an AI taker: As the technology becomes more powerful, we should be the best state partner to those building frontier AI. The UK should aim to have true national champions at critical layers of the AI stack so that the UK benefits economically from AI advancement and has influence on future AI’s values, safety and governance

What is the objective?

Our ambition is to shape the AI revolution on principles of shared economic prosperity, improved public services and increased personal opportunities

All political and government proposals sounds exciting. We will see how it translates on the ground. Even if they achieve 50% of what they plan to do, it will kickstart growth in their economy.