Britain’s AI sector expected to get £100m extra funding in budget

Jeremy Hunt to announce a doubling of funding for research at the Alan Turing Institute

Jeremy Hunt is planning to provide a budget boost to Britain’s growing artificial intelligence sector through a doubling of funding for the Alan Turing Institute – the national body for data science and artificial intelligence.

Despite being restricted in his scope for pre-election giveaways by the weakness of the public finances, the chancellor is expected to announce a five-year package of funding worth £100m.

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