UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set his sights on making the UK a global superpower in the AI space. He wants the industry to grow and create rivals to OpenAI in a move calculated to significantly grow domestic computing power so that technologies vital to national security are innovated within the country.
Of special interest to the government is the need to quickly expand AI data center capacity so that developers can have the needed infrastructure to rapidly deploy powerful foundational artificial intelligence models.
It is noteworthy that a bold target of growing AI computing capacity by twentyfold has been set. This, according to the PM, must be attained by 2030. These AI data centers will be set up in rural locations and this capacity will be made available to developer teams that need this infrastructure. This includes universities and startups.
“Sovereign AI” has increasingly come up in discussions conducted by policymakers not only in the UK but also throughout Europe. Similar to manufacturing onshoring, the proponents of sovereign AI want technology that is vital to national security and economic growth to be developed locally so that dependence on foreign sources is curtailed. If a country needs certain technology, it should build it locally, these advocates say.
Britain plans to establish many artificial intelligence “growth zones.” Planning regulations will be relaxed in these selected locations so that it is easier to establish data centers critical to the development of AI technology.
Furthermore, an Energy Council for AI will be created. Experts from the AI and energy industries will constitute this council. Their role will be to explore how renewable energies, such as atomic energy and other energy sources that emit low levels of carbon can be deployed to address the huge energy needs of the artificial intelligence industry.
Many tech giants, such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon have already heavily invested in developing small modular nuclear reactors (“SMR”) to provide the clean energy that they need to power their massive data centers. The UK is looking to explore a similar approach so that ample energy is available without putting excessive strain on the existing energy systems at this time when efforts are being taken to shift away from fossil fuels.
Another bold objective contained in the Prime Minister’s plan involves bringing to market AI technology that rivals what entities like OpenAI have brought to market, such as ChatGPT. The UK is making it clear that its domestic technologies should equal or be superior to what has so far come out of Silicon Valley.
It’s important to note that mining companies like McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) play a key part in ensuring the raw materials needed for data center establishment are available. Investors with a stake in the AI sector, and the industries that support it, are positioning themselves to reap the rewards as growth continues around the world.
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